Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ton Eschendaal started the match with the kick off. Ton Eschendaal might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ton Eschendaal ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ton Eschendaal in the 4th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ton Eschendaal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 10th minute of the match Ruch Pniów got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafal Dropinski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Ruch Pniów's corner Wincenty Cieliczka fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Ruch Pniów's goalkeeper Kryspin Dulka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Akif Özdel kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Ruch Pniów's Kryspin Dulka got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th 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. 1-0. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kryspin Dulka having to interfere. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ton Eschendaal in the 54th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Mexico 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Kryspin Dulka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Kryspin Dulka. Ruch Pniów's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 81st minute, Ton Eschendaal made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Kryspin Dulka 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 88th minute. Kryspin Dulka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 played minutes Ruch Pniów got a freekick which was hit by Akif Özdel. There was no doubt that Mexico were the better team. Mexico's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.