Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bogumil Jenkot made the kick off which started today's match. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Leszek Pisarcik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Leszek Pisarcik to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. FC Norkins's Leszek Pisarcik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save FC Norkins from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leszek Pisarcik having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Leszek Pisarcik made a huge save. After 20 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leszek Pisarcik was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute Cezary Podolski 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. In the 30th minute, Bogumil Jenkot made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cezary Podolski in the 36th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Jenkot in the 38th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogumil Jenkot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. The supporters of Mexico booed when FC Norkins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korneliusz Borcz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leszek Pisarcik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 49th minute of play. After 50 minutes FC Norkins's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Joel Gaona hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. D.J. Kutas kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After some careless play in the FC Norkins defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leszek Pisarcik. The FC Norkins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leszek Pisarcik should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the match, FC Norkins's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Leszek Pisarcik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leszek Pisarcik 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 67th minute. FC Norkins's Piotr Szarmach was substituted for Napoleon Milan. Leszek Pisarcik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macos Graciani to maneuver through the defense. D.J. Kutas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th 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: 3-1. Bogumil Jenkot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oberst-Wilhelm Carabajal in the 92nd minute of play. 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 94th minute. Oberst-Wilhelm Carabajal'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. Oberst-Wilhelm Carabajal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 98th minute. When the referee ended the match the Mexico players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.