Challenge

Jerry Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Czeslaw Tipinski took the kick off in the first half of the match. 12 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. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Brow Team's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Norbert Kostrzewa tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Igor Siekierski. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 13th minute. Igor Siekierski came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Luca Zorita. But to his dismay, Luca Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Klejnowski in the 19th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of the match. Luca Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Zachary Wojno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Siekierski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. After having played for 37 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. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Siekierski having to interfere. The Brow Team players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. Franciszek Modliszewski charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Franciszek Modliszewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd 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. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brow Team'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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Igor Siekierski saved Brow Team from getting behind. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Siekierski having to interfere. Igor Siekierski 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 79th minute. In the 82nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Luca Zorita was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Mroczynski in the 84th minute of play. 88 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. In the 91st minute Czeslaw Tipinski 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. A collision led to Brow Team getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Herbert Witwicki hit a great ball. Brow Team's Mariusz Mroczynski got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 97th minute of play forced Brow Team's goalkeeper Igor Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.