Challenge

KwaZulu-Natal
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Stelian Joldea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariusz Zgonina, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariusz Zgonina in the 14th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomasz Piwko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Tomasz Piwko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after KS Piastów Sosnowiec's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. KS Piastów Sosnowiec's Stelian Joldea got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Reşat Rasif came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomasz Piwko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mariusz Zgonina went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute, Mariusz Zgonina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KS Piastów Sosnowiec fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.

Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomasz Piwko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 57th minute. Tomasz Piwko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of the match. Tomasz Piwko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomasz Piwko acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 61st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Joel Gaona. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 65 minutes into the match, Reşat Rasif notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tomasz Piwko was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 68 minute of play. In the 73rd minute Stelian Joldea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomasz Piwko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apolo Beltza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 90th minute of play forced KS Piastów Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Tomasz Piwko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to KS Piastów Sosnowiec getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Teobald Wawrukiewicz hit a great ball. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mexico players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KS Piastów Sosnowiec.