Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Igor Siekierski made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Igor Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of the match. After 13 minutes Brow Team'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. 13 minutes into the game, Andrzej Cichocki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brow Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Brow Team:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. Igor Siekierski had in the 14thth minute some difficulties stopping Joel Gaona's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 16 played minutes Brow Team got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Ciempa. After having played for 18 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 20th minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Siekierski having to interfere. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brow Team's goalkeeper Igor Siekierski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Siekierski having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Bogumil Wawro came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Tipinski in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Brow Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Igor Siekierski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 42nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Feliks Klejnowski charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feliks Klejnowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Brow Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliks Klejnowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Igor Siekierski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Igor Siekierski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Czeslaw Tipinski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Igor Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 54th minute of the match. Zachary Wojno'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. Zachary Wojno helped the player get up and apologised. Zachary Wojno hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Tipinski in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Tipinski in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brow Team's Igor Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franciszek Modliszewski in the 74th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Brow Team's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Igor Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Tipinski in the 81st minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Igor Siekierski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 91st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zachary Wojno got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After some careless play in the Brow Team defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Siekierski. The Brow Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Siekierski should have stopped the shot. Mexico's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.