Challenge

Olimpia Stadium
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. In the 7th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pawel Madej saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Sylwester Majorski sent off a good shot on target. After 22 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tzonyo Shkodrev who took care of the corner kick. Tzonyo Shkodrev made a great header on Olimpia Koło's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when David Skjold sent off a good shot on target. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 26th 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. Pawel Madej made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play. Olimpia Koło's Pawel Madej played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 33rd minute of play. Cyryl Adamus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sylwester Majorski hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of play forced Olimpia Koło's goalkeeper Pawel Madej to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sylwester Majorski got free with Dante Lacasa in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Olimpia Koło's Sylwester Majorski in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. 45 minutes into the match, Olimpia Koło's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Pawel Madej reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Olimpia Koło players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cyryl Adamus was the one to do the kick off. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sylwester Majorski in the 55th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Cyryl Adamus in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pawel Madej breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 60 minutes into the match, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pawel Madej narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Olimpia Koło's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. 64 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pawel Madej narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Pawel Madej made a huge save. In the 69th match minute, Olimpia Koło was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylwester Majorski to maneuver through the defense. Mexico's Joel Gaona suffered a sore thigh after 71 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 71 minutes, Grzegorz Ciborek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olimpia Koło and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mexico's Bautista Elvira was substituted for Joel Gaona. After a rather tough play, Olimpia Koło's Grzegorz Ciborek got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Bautista Elvira got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Pawel Madej made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 78th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyryl Adamus in the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Olimpia Koło's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Pawel Madej reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Pawel Madej made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Sylwester Majorski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Olimpia Koło throughout the match.