Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan Pająk started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Dedê de Castro. Alfred Mentis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emil Majtyka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Meng Yan Jing having to make a save. U21 Poland's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfred Mentis in the 10th minute. After taking down the ball on U21 Poland's corner Alfred Mentis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Yan Jing quite easily take care of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's Juan Raúl Škarpa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meng Yan Jing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing got control of the ball when Emil Majtyka tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emil Majtykas short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Meng Yan Jing to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 40 minutes into the game, Lucjan Borczak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abandon All Hope's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Poland the free kick. The supporters of U21 Poland booed when Abandon All Hope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucjan Borczak didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing got control of the ball when Emil Majtyka tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Majtyka in the 46th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Emil Majtyka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Meng Yan Jing was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

U21 Poland's Adam Walkowski was substituted for Emil Majtyka. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Walkowski made a kick off. Adam Walkowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes in the game Antoni Adamowicz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ye Hong. In the 59th minute Wincent Wasikowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yan Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Marajda kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Mateusz Piszczor's late challenge caught a U21 Poland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateusz Piszczor helped the player get up and apologised. After 64 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Mateusz Piszczor. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goalkeeper Wit Bronkala had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dedê de Castro. Wit Bronkala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Arendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Poland's attentive Alfred Mentis managed to snatch the ball when Antoni Adamowicz made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. Meng Yan Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wincent Wasikowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Wit Bronkala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Arendarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbyszko Mazierz scored 4-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Meng Yan Jing, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Abandon All Hope players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Poland.