Challenge

Tajfun Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Tajfun getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mariusz Czeszejko hit a great ball. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piotr Wyrzykowski was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tajfun's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Piotr Wyrzykowski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Tajfun booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piotr Wyrzykowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 29 minutes, Boruc Ryback managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tajfun's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boruc Ryback was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tajfun's Boruc Ryback got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Piotr Wyrzykowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Tajfun players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Witold Wnukowski to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Piotr Wyrzykowski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 54 minutes into the match, Tajfun's goalkeeper Piotr Wyrzykowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Gaona. Piotr Wyrzykowski came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 60 played minutes Tajfun got a freekick which was hit by Tadeusz Skirzynski. In the 64th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Piotr Wyrzykowski quite easily take care of the ball. Alberto Tafalla was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With a little luck, Tajfun's Piotr Wyrzykowski got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Gaona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Piotr Wyrzykowski made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Piotr Wyrzykowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Tajfun's Konrad Filanowski got a free kick in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Tajfun's Fabian Brudzisz got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Joel Gaona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Piotr Wyrzykowski. That made the score 0-4 in the 94 minute of play. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tajfun throughout the match.