MEXICO CITY (Interstat) — Sandecja Nowy S. defeated Zawisza 4-3 on Sunday at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, after a back-and-forth match that turned in the final minutes and ended with a stoppage-time goal. Sandecja Nowy S. trailed three times but answered each Zawisza goal before Wiktor Plesnierowicz scored in the 90+2nd minute to settle the game. The win moved Sandecja Nowy S. to one win, one loss and one draw in this competition and across all competitions, while Zawisza remained without a win.

Zawisza opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when Mikolaj Staniak found the net in the 45+4th minute. Sandecja Nowy S. pulled level in the 53rd through Marko Kolar, who had been shown a yellow card in the 48th minute. Zawisza moved back in front in the 72nd when Mateusz Stepien scored. Stepien finished with a goal and an assist in 24 minutes, while Wojciech Szumilas also recorded an assist in 24 minutes for Zawisza.

Sandecja Nowy S. responded again in the 82nd when Filip Piszczek scored. Zawisza reclaimed the lead in the 83rd through Filip Kozlowski, who scored in 15 minutes. Piszczek answered once more in the 84th, scoring his second goal in 14 minutes to make it 3-3. The final blow came in the 90+2nd minute when Plesnierowicz scored for Sandecja Nowy S., capping a sequence of four goals from the 82nd minute onward. The final minutes featured goals in the 82nd, 83rd, 84th and 90+2nd minutes. Piszczek’s two goals came after he entered the match, and Plesnierowicz’s finish ended Zawisza’s attempt to hold a late lead.

Kolar scored and was booked for Sandecja Nowy S., and Eryk Kosinski and Patryk Kielis each provided an assist. B. Kusmierczyk and R. Kanach were booked for Zawisza in the 50th and 57th minutes, respectively, after Kolar’s 48th-minute caution. Sandecja Nowy S. made three changes at halftime, with K. Ogorzaly, S. Kawala and A. Brenkus involved. Zawisza’s substitutions included S. Rak, B. Kusmierczyk and J. Lukowski in the 66th minute, M. Mas and R. Kanach in the 75th. Sandecja Nowy S. also had M. Zurawski in the 76th and B. Szeliga in the 83rd.

The scoring summary for Sandecja Nowy S. included Kolar’s 53rd-minute goal, Piszczek’s goals in the 82nd and 84th minutes, and Plesnierowicz’s winner in the 90+2nd minute. Zawisza’s goals came from Staniak in the 45+4th, Stepien in the 72nd and Kozlowski in the 83rd. The game included three yellow cards and 10 substitutions. Sandecja Nowy S. made three changes at halftime, while Zawisza made five changes across the 66th and 75th minutes. Sandecja Nowy S. added changes in the 76th and 83rd minutes. Sandecja Nowy S. had four different goal scorers, with Piszczek scoring twice.

Zawisza had lost 1-0 to Pruszkow and 2-1 to Ol. Grudziadz in its previous two matches. Sandecja Nowy S. had drawn 1-1 at Bielsko-Biala after losing 3-1 to Zielona Gora. With the result, Zawisza is now 0-3 in this competition and 0-3 across all competitions. Sandecja Nowy S. is 1-1-1 in this competition and 1-1-1 across all competitions. Zawisza’s competition record is now 0 wins and 3 losses, and its overall record is also 0 wins and 3 losses. Sandecja Nowy S.’s competition record is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw, and its overall record is also 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sandecja Nowy S. 1, Zawisza 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sandecja Nowy S. with a 55.4 percent probability to win. Sandecja Nowy S. had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.25.