Challenge

Fuzbal Aryna Bytōm
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrzej Szewczenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 minutes of play, Łowcy Goroli's Roman Dobrowski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bryant Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Łowcy Goroli'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. 21 minutes into the match, Łowcy Goroli's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Bryant Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play forced Łowcy Goroli's goalkeeper Bryant Reina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Łowcy Goroli's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Bryant Reina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Andrzej Szewczenko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Łowcy Goroli's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrzej Szewczenko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Alberto Tafalla sped through Łowcy Goroli's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bryant Reina. Bryant Reina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bryant Reina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Bryant Reina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 51st minute of the match. With a little luck, Łowcy Goroli's Bryant Reina got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Bryant Reina to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Łowcy Goroli'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 Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bryant Reina quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The crowd rose to their feet as Luca Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bryant Reina. That made the score 2-2 in the 57 minute of play. Bryant Reina made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Łowcy Goroli getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Bartosz Bereszynski hit a great ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Łowcy Goroli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Dobrowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrzej Szewczenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saeed Ghods during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Łowcy Goroli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saeed Ghods to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Dobrowski in the 83rd minute of play. When Felix Luque fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Felix Luque a yellow card for diving instead. Many of Mexico's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Mexico may have spent more time on the ball, but Łowcy Goroli were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.