Challenge

Football Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hieronim Walczyk was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC LongeR'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. Vihar Milev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Hieronim Walczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hieronim Walczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hieronim Walczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vihar Milev in the 13th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Macos Graciani with Alberto Tafalla as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 21st minute, Vihar Milev made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Hieronim Walczyk 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 27th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hieronim Walczyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th match minute, FC LongeR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Maurizi to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute Vihar Milev 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. Macos Graciani made in the 44th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alberto Tafalla immediately put the ball in play. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Hieronim Walczyk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

60 minutes into the match, FC LongeR's goalkeeper Hieronim Walczyk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Hieronim Walczyk made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Hieronim Walczyk in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 71 minutes, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vihar Milev in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Rafal Giertych hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafal Giertych hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hieronim Walczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hieronim Walczyk was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC LongeR's Hieronim Walczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hieronim Walczyk was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Hieronim Walczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 90th minute of play. Enrico Maurizi kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.