Challenge

Fuzbal Aryna Bytōm
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrzej Szewczenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Artur Zbydniowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Andrzej Szewczenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrzej Szewczenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Łowcy Goroli's Artur Zbydniowski got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Axel Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Łowcy Goroli were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fryderyk Pasterski took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Fryderyk Pasterski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Łowcy Goroli's Artur Zbydniowski suffered a concussion in the 20th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 20 minutes into the game, Orlando Tafalla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Łowcy Goroli the free kick. Łowcy Goroli's Jakub Indyk was substituted for Artur Zbydniowski. After 21 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Fryderyk Pasterski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Łowcy Goroli's supporters rose to their feet, but Fryderyk Pasterski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andrzej Szewczenko's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedro Manzanares firmly grabbed it by the left post. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrzej Szewczenko scored 1-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bryant Reina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Łowcy Goroli's Bryant Reina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 34th minute of play. Jakub Indyk hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bryant Reina. Łowcy Goroli's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Bryant Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 41st minute of play. After 43 played minutes Łowcy Goroli got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Bereszynski.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Roman Dobrowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Łowcy Goroli's goalkeeper Bryant Reina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. The corner led Colombia's Axel Montenegro to fire away a dangerous shot which Bryant Reina despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Dobrowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Dobrowski came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Jakub Indyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Łowcy Goroli's Bryant Reina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Łowcy Goroli from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 66th minute of play forced Łowcy Goroli's goalkeeper Bryant Reina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santino Seco in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bryant Reina prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Colombia fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Colombia's Santino Seco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Bryant Reina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kevin Mastache's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 75th match minute, Łowcy Goroli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saeed Ghods to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bryant Reina was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Andrzej Szewczenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Łowcy Goroli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrzej Szewczenko in the 88th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Indyk in the 91st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Łowcy Goroli's Andrzej Szewczenko. But to his dismay, Andrzej Szewczenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Łowcy Goroli were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.