Challenge

Znicz Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the match, Dmitriy Senin notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Emil Chludzinski hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Dolfo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walery Drebit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Walery Drebit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Walery Drebit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walery Drebit came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walery Drebit having to interfere. Szymon Moczkiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Walery Drebit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Walery Drebit was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Walery Drebit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michal Zyskowski charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michal Zyskowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's Jesus Dolfo. But to his dismay, Jesus Dolfo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Walery Drebit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of play forced MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's goalkeeper Walery Drebit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walery Drebit was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Joel Gaona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Gaona really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. MLKS Znicz Biała Piska made a substitution. Szymon Gdowski replaced Michal Zyskowski. When Emil Chludzinski fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's protests and gave Emil Chludzinski a yellow card for diving instead. Walery Drebit made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. In the 78th minute Mateusz Dzierwa 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. 82 minutes into the match, MLKS Znicz Biała Piska's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Walery Drebit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walery Drebit having to interfere. MLKS Znicz Biała Piska made a substitution. Lech Sidorowicz replaced Alberto Lazcano. Walery Drebit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dmitriy Senin in the 92nd minute of play. If Dmitriy Senin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.