Challenge

Mezh Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mezh Team's Leonides Hats started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Juan Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Geambașu in the 3rd minute of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Mikolaj Giertych managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikolaj Giertych was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Claude kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Mikolaj Giertych managed to get in a good position for a shot. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mikolaj Giertych was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Arce breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Mezh Team getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Dalmacio Nuno hit a great ball. Juan Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Mikolaj Giertych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mikolaj Giertych in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Arce prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes into the match, Mikolaj Giertych notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mezh Team's Juan Arce. Juan Arce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Mikolaj Giertych's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Arce was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 32 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Arce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute of the match ..Villa Rugby Club.. got a corner. Mezh Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Napoleon Lewicki ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Napoleon Lewicki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mezh Team's Juan Arce did a great save. Mikolaj Giertych blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juan Arce having to make a save. Juan Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Mikolaj Giertych made a precise shot to the right of Juan Arce. Mezh Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Mikolaj Giertych received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Juan Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Mikolaj Giertych made a precise shot to the right of Juan Arce. Mezh Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mikolaj Giertych made the kick off in the second half. Juan Arce made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Mikolaj Giertych sent off a good shot on target. Juan Arce made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Mikolaj Giertych sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, Mezh Team's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Giertych came free, but Juan Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 61st minute of play. In the 61st minute, Mikolaj Giertych ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Arce was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Enrique Gaur was substituted for Valentin Geambașu. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Cedro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Saúl Menem who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Juan Arce when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 71st minute, Carlos Saúl Menem made a precise shot to the right of Juan Arce. Mezh Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Mauricio Nastasio hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Mezh Team made a substitution. Aurelio Reno replaced Leonides Hats. In the 76th match minute, Mezh Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Nastasio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ..Villa Rugby Club.. getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Denver Phoenix hit a great ball. Juan Arce made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Mezh Team's Juan Arce got control of the ball when Carlos Saúl Menem tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Saúl Menem struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Juan Arce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ..Villa Rugby Club... The audience was convinced that Carlos Saúl Menem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Arce was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 91st minute, Enrique Gaur 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. Juan Arce was a little too slow when Carlos Saúl Menem got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 0-7. When ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mezh Team's goalie prevented a goal. The Mezh Team fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ..Villa Rugby Club.. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.