Challenge

Okrajszów
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Krawczyk having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Goral Zywiec's Grzegorz Jajecznica dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 24th minute Grzegorz Jajecznica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match, Grzegorz Jajecznica tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 29 minutes, Facundo Cadaval mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Goral Zywiec players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. Michael Krawczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Mexico's Luca Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Krawczyk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 40 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Nicklas Barck came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Nicklas Barck tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Jajecznica in the 46th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 52 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michael Krawczyk was left in no man's land by his defense there! 56 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Krawczyk. Goral Zywiec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 61st match minute, Goral Zywiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariusz Zalipski to maneuver through the defense. Michael Krawczyk 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 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Frederik came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 66 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. Goral Zywiec's Roman Makomaski was substituted for Grzegorz Jajecznica. In the 67th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Abechuco in the 68th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Michael Krawczyk in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Goral Zywiec'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. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Goral Zywiec's goalkeeper Michael Krawczyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Goral Zywiec's Michael Krawczyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Goral Zywiec from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Abechuco in the 79th minute of play. Michael Krawczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Abechuco in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Goral Zywiec booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Goral Zywiec's goalkeeper Michael Krawczyk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 90th minute Tobias Abechuco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Rouco lost his temper 93 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 94th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tobias Abechuco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.