Challenge

Sahara
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Bastion Juźkowa's Grigoris Charalambidis 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. Grzegorz Duszenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led to Mexico's Alberto Tafalla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoris Charalambidis in the 7th minute of the match. Jedrzej Chrzan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 12th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoris Charalambidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 21st play minute Grigoris Charalambidis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dante Lacasa. 1-0. In the 24th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Duszenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of play forced Bastion Juźkowa's goalkeeper Grzegorz Duszenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 30th 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. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Grzegorz Duszenski. Grzegorz Duszenski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. 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 53rd minute. Grzegorz Duszenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bastion Juźkowa's Grzegorz Duszenski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Bastion Juźkowa from getting a goal against them. Grzegorz Duszenski 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 65th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th match minute, Bastion Juźkowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stamatis Seletopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Joel Gaona, 71 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigoris Charalambidis in the 75th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Duszenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Leonardo Leoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Bastion Juźkowa booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.