Challenge

The Blue House
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Pawel Kochanowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Maciej Bartelak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 2-0. After 10 played minutes, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Piotr Lech came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mexico reached it. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Irons Chorzów's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to The Irons Chorzów getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Maciej Bartelak hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 15 minutes into the match, The Irons Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Piotr Lech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Bartelak in the 18th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patryk Snaza. After a rather tough play, The Irons Chorzów's Stefan Kon got a free kick in the 26th minute. Piotr Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Bartelak in the 31st minute of play. Marian Duda hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Piotr Lech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech. Piotr Lech was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 38 played minutes The Irons Chorzów got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Kon. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Bartelak in the 44th minute of play. The supporters of The Irons Chorzów booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pawel Kochanowski to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Bartelak in the 52nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Piotr Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patryk Snaza in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 57 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maciej Bartelak in the 58th minute of the match. Alfred Babicki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Piotr Lech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Bartelak in the 71st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Maciej Bartelak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Piotr Lech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 80th minute. After 81 minutes The Irons Chorzów's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Patryk Snaza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the match, The Irons Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Piotr Lech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wincent Gruchacz kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the game, The Irons Chorzów's Alfred Babicki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piotr Lech having to interfere. The Irons Chorzów were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mexico for a fine match.