Challenge

6. Czerwca
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Macos Graciani with Joel Gaona as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Roberto Nirvana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Stipe Pletikosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stipe Pletikosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stipe Pletikosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 15th minute of play. Stipe Pletikosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 18th minute of the match. Stipe Pletikosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when Fortuna 86 Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Skapti Škarpa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stipe Pletikosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stipe Pletikosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stipe Pletikosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stipe Pletikosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stipe Pletikosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 42nd minute of play. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Nencho Shumarov came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Fortuna 86 Szczecin made a substitution. Harun Mengüer replaced Roberto Nirvana. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Harun Mengüer to make the kick off. Stipe Pletikosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Stipe Pletikosa made a huge save. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Fortuna 86 Szczecin's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fortuna 86 Szczecin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. In the 60th match minute, Fortuna 86 Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Gierasik to maneuver through the defense. Stipe Pletikosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 61st minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harun Mengüer in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Skapti Škarpa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Stipe Pletikosa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Stipe Pletikosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Stipe Pletikosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stipe Pletikosa could save by the left post. A collision led to Fortuna 86 Szczecin getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Harun Mengüer hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harun Mengüer, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96th match minute, Fortuna 86 Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Gierasik to maneuver through the defense. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.