Challenge

BESTIA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albert Remus started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of play forced BESTIA GDAŃSK's goalkeeper Leszek Huchro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leszek Huchro 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 11th minute. In the 12th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Huchro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the BESTIA GDAŃSK defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leszek Huchro. The BESTIA GDAŃSK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leszek Huchro should have stopped the shot. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by BESTIA GDAŃSK'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. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Huchro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Bartosz Gad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Bartosz Gad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Szymon Maziarski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leszek Huchro having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 40th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Leszek Huchro came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After the first half Mexico were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Gad 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 57th match minute, BESTIA GDAŃSK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jozef Goegebeur to maneuver through the defense. Leszek Huchro 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 62nd minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jozef Goegebeur in the 63rd minute of play. Leszek Huchro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 73rd minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Bartosz Gad came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leszek Huchro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 93 minutes, Victorio Bertin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BESTIA GDAŃSK and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BESTIA GDAŃSK's Victorio Bertin got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.