Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaroslaw Rawa made the kick off which started today's match. Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Bartlomiej Sala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Green Dragons Reaktywacja from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play forced Green Dragons Reaktywacja's goalkeeper Bartlomiej Sala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Bartlomiej Sala in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bartlomiej Sala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of play. Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Bartlomiej Sala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Green Dragons Reaktywacja from getting a goal against them. Bartlomiej Sala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 27th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Wojton in the 30th minute of the match. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Konrad Tepper kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 40th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bartlomiej Sala could save by the left post. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bartlomiej Sala read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Green Dragons Reaktywacja's Bartlomiej Sala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Green Dragons Reaktywacja from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szymon Falkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Green Dragons Reaktywacja were awarded a corner. Aleksander Sobania went to the cornerflag to take it. Aleksander Sobania made a great header on Green Dragons Reaktywacja's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartlomiej Sala was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartlomiej Sala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Green Dragons Reaktywacja's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Luca Rouco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bartlomiej Sala quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After having played for 60 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norbert Chuchro during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Green Dragons Reaktywacja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Chuchro to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartlomiej Sala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartlomiej Sala having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartlomiej Sala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Witold Orszak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Witold Orszak came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Green Dragons Reaktywacja fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Witold Orszak couldn't finish the play. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartlomiej Sala. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that Mexico were the better team. Mexico's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.