Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Witomir Borcz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lech Owsiak fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Niwnice's protests and gave Lech Owsiak a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Niwnice getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Lech Owsiak hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Joel Gaona took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Andrzej Wysocki to make any attempt to save it. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Niwnice's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Andrzej Wysocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Niwnice defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrzej Wysocki. The Niwnice fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrzej Wysocki should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Niwnice's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Andrzej Wysocki 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 Przemyslaw Gendolla in the 27th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Przemyslaw Gendolla 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 2-1. Müfit Doğanlar's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Müfit Doğanlar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Niwnice's Müfit Doğanlar got a free kick in the 30th minute. Andrzej Wysocki made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Witomir Borcz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Witomir Borcz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. After 36 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrzej Wysocki was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 40 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Niwnice's Andrzej Wysocki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of play. Przemyslaw Gendolla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Przemyslaw Gendolla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marian Zagrobelny's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marian Zagrobelny helped the player get up and apologised. Mexico's Bautista Elvira was substituted for Joel Gaona. Marian Zagrobelny hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Andrzej Wysocki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Niwnice's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lautaro Mancebo ran over to the corner to take the kick. 71 minutes into the match, Niwnice's goal looked a bit too open when Bautista Elvira came free, but Andrzej Wysocki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bautista Elvira scored 4-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrzej Wysocki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Niwnice's Zbyszek Iwaszko was substituted for Milosz Burdzel. In the 76th match minute, Niwnice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Przemyslaw Gendolla to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Bautista Elvira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrzej Wysocki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Niwnice defense, Luca Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrzej Wysocki. The Niwnice fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrzej Wysocki should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute, Lech Owsiak had to leave the field with a concussion. Leonardo Leoz's late challenge caught a Niwnice's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonardo Leoz helped the player get up and apologised. There was no doubt that Mexico were the better team. Mexico's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.