Challenge

Schwanau
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adnan Yenal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edgar Hatmans short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Dante Lacasa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after SHADOW's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Luca Rouco made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that SHADOW's Adnan Yenal managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 11th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Yenal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 14 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. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaroslaw Charlap was slow to take the kick. During this time SHADOW's players had a chance to rest. Tobiasz Zbytniewski succeeded in the game's 22nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. 25 minutes into the match, SHADOW's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Adnan Yenal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, SHADOW's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tobiasz Zbytniewski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 36th minute of play forced SHADOW's goalkeeper Adnan Yenal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by SHADOW'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. After a rather tough play, SHADOW's Jan Tuliszewski got a free kick in the 39th minute. Adnan Yenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that SHADOW's Adnan Yenal managed to reach the ball for a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Hatman made a kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Pierz in the 54th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobromir Pierz in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adnan Yenal. SHADOW's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Dobromir Pierz came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adnan Yenal having to make a save. SHADOW's Adnan Yenal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SHADOW's goalkeeper Adnan Yenal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Edgar Hatman sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobiasz Zbytniewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SHADOW! With a little luck, SHADOW's Adnan Yenal got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Boguslaw Dytrych kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Adnan Yenal made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. When Tobiasz Zbytniewski fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SHADOW's protests and gave Tobiasz Zbytniewski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mexico booed when SHADOW was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobiasz Zbytniewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.