Challenge

Magines Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when KKS Magines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbyszko Kiepski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 minutes, Miromir Cichocki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KKS Magines and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rafal Scigan in the 6 minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Zbyszko Kiepski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Eneko. KKS Magines's Miromir Cichocki got his second yellow card of the match in the 23rd minute. The referee ordered Miromir Cichocki off the ground. In the 24th minute, Miromir Cichocki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play forced KKS Magines's goalkeeper Julian Trzenzalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Trzenzalski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 29th minute of play forced KKS Magines's goalkeeper Julian Trzenzalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Trzenzalski having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julian Trzenzalski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Julian Trzenzalski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Zorita's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When Waldemar Markowski fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KKS Magines's protests and gave Waldemar Markowski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, Waldemar Markowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Julian Trzenzalski. KKS Magines's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mario Eneko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Eneko came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, KKS Magines's Julian Trzenzalski got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Trzenzalski having to interfere. Julian Trzenzalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julian Trzenzalski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 76th minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. KKS Magines's Ludomir Joks was substituted for Waldemar Markowski. KKS Magines's Stefan Rukszcz was substituted for Tobiasz Zbytniewski. In the 79th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. KKS Magines's Julian Trzenzalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Rosen in the 86th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than KKS Magines throughout the match.