Challenge

mt93 Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona 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. 3 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Glyn Styles came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dobromir Gleba was slow to take the kick. During this time mt93 Tarnów's players had a chance to rest. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glyn Styles in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 18 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. In the 19th minute, mt93 Tarnów's Clodoveo Henry ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Macos Graciani made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luca Zorita however managed to control. 26 minutes in the game Macos Graciani did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luca Zorita. After a defensive mix-up in mt93 Tarnów's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cyryl Szpakowski came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great ball. In the 38th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cyryl Szpakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute. Veríssimo Guerreiro'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. Veríssimo Guerreiro helped the player get up and apologised. Veríssimo Guerreiro hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 46 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Glyn Styles came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Glyn Styles was the one to do the kick off. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Cyryl Szpakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 55th minute of play forced mt93 Tarnów's goalkeeper Cyryl Szpakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. mt93 Tarnów's Cyryl Szpakowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of play. Cyryl Szpakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of the match. The corner led to Mexico's Facundo Cadaval getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glyn Styles, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute of the match mt93 Tarnów 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. Dobromir Gleba ran over to the corner to take the kick. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Cyryl Szpakowski made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Macos Graciani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Alberto Tafalla slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cyryl Szpakowski. That made the score 1-1 after 93 minutes of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.