Challenge

COMARCH ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Jan Faust made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oden Vandamme in the 14th minute. Jan Faust 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 15th minute. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play forced Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oden Vandamme in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, Bears are Back's Piotr Perkowski got a free kick in the 31st minute. Jan Faust 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 33rd minute. Bears are Back's Jan Faust played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Jan Faust took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oden Vandamme in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Facundo Cadaval scored 1-2 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Faust, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Facundo Cadaval in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Faust saved Bears are Back from getting behind. Piotr Perkowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piotr Perkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Faust didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Jan Faust in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan Faust showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of the match. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bears are Back made a substitution. Han Guang Kang replaced Oden Vandamme. Joel Gaona charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Gaona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Gaona kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Han Guang Kang, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 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.