Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Márcio Amoroso started the match with the kick off. Cyryl Zurawski hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zakarias Middleton. Zakarias Middleton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 23 minutes into the match, WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s goalkeeper Zakarias Middleton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 24th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A well done corner resulted in Lautaro Mancebo drilling the ball in to score 2-0 behind WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s goalkeeper. After a defensive mix-up in WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zakarias Middleton came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zakarias Middleton 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 35th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zakarias Middleton quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Mindykowski in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Facundo Cadaval had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zakarias Middleton. WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Facundo Cadaval was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Mindykowski in the 45th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute of the match WNB Czechovice-Dz. got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Pilsudski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s Zakarias Middleton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 57th minute of play. Facundo Cadaval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Zakarias Middleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Zakarias Middleton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dominik Cebula charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dominik Cebula the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 62 minutes into the game, one of WNB Czechovice-Dz.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 66th minute, which inside left pole to 5-1. Tadeusz Piekarczyk hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zakarias Middleton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s Zakarias Middleton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 75th minute. Zakarias Middleton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 77th minute of play. With his leg Dante Lacasa managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s Márcio Amoroso fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 80th minute of the match WNB Czechovice-Dz. got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Pilsudski ran over to the corner to take the kick. WNB Czechovice-Dz.'s Zakarias Middleton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Zula Zawacki notched a goal, 5-2, 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. Márcio Amoroso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Márcio Amoroso slotted it home off the left post making it 5-3 in the 88th minute. In the 93rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakarias Middleton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-3. Mexico were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of WNB Czechovice-Dz. for a fine match.
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