Challenge

OLIMPIC STADION
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafal Ciszewski started the match with the kick off. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Aggelos Lazopoulos sent off a good shot on target. Aggelos Lazopoulos hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquiles Paro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Aggelos Lazopoulos sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquiles Paro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Rafal Ciszewski 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. Lech Peczkowski hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aquiles Paro. The ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aquiles Paro should have stopped the shot. 22 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aquiles Paro. ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aquiles Paro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aquiles Paro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Aquiles Paro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 33rd minute of the match ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW 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. Boruc Mlekodaj ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aquiles Paro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 35th minute of play. After the first half Mexico were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Aquiles Paro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lech Peczkowski hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aquiles Paro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. After 56 played minutes ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW got a freekick which was hit by Lech Peczkowski. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW's attentive Cacey Walker managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. 66 minutes into the match, ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW's goalkeeper Aquiles Paro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW's Aquiles Paro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 68th minute of play. After 70 minutes of play, ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW's Rafal Ciszewski made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aquiles Paro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Ciszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 84th minute of play forced ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW's goalkeeper Aquiles Paro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aquiles Paro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rafal Ciszewski charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafal Ciszewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ☆Górny Śląsk☆SW getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Rafal Ciszewski hit a great ball. Aquiles Paro made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.