Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. Hetem Paloka made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Polonia Division booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Thomas Grandison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hetem Paloka made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Grandison in the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Urmet Jahe was slow to take the kick. During this time Polonia Division's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Polonia Division's corner Urmet Jahe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Grandison in the 22nd minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hetem Paloka saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryanne Kinnaird in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Hetem Paloka in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thomas Grandison to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Polonia Division's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Hetem Paloka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Thomas Grandison sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hetem Paloka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Geovânio Meireles took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Polonia Division getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Geovânio Meireles hit a great ball. Bryanne Kinnaird 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. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 74th 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Hetem Paloka came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 81st minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Polonia Division's Hetem Paloka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of play. Hetem Paloka 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 87th minute. In the 90th minute, Thomas Grandison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hetem Paloka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.