MEXICO CITY (Interstat) — Adrian Danek scored in the 84th minute to give Sandecja Nowy S. a 2-1 victory over Ol. Grudziadz in a global football match Friday at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico. The late goal settled a back-and-forth contest after Ol. Grudziadz had taken an early lead and Sandecja Nowy S. had answered before halftime. Danek finished with one goal while playing the full 90 minutes, and Filip Piszczek also scored for Sandecja Nowy S. The result gave the home side the final word after Ol. Grudziadz had opened the scoring and briefly held the advantage. Sandecja Nowy S. pushed for the winner after the break and found it through Danek, who had remained on the field for the entire match.

Ol. Grudziadz opened the scoring in the 27th minute when Hubert Jasiak found the net. Jasiak played 78 minutes before being substituted. Sandecja Nowy S. responded quickly, with Piszczek scoring in the 30th minute. Piszczek played 68 minutes before he was replaced. The goals came in a three-minute span and set up a second half in which Sandecja Nowy S. pressed for the deciding goal. The first half ended 1-1 after Jasiak’s opener and Piszczek’s response. The first half also produced a yellow card for Sandecja Nowy S.’s Slaby K. in the 39th minute. Ol. Grudziadz’s Zbiciak B. was booked in the 61st minute, after the interval. Ol. Grudziadz could not add to Jasiak’s goal, and Sandecja Nowy S. kept the visitors from scoring again after the break.

Danek’s winner came 54 minutes after Piszczek’s equalizer and gave Sandecja Nowy S. the final margin. Marcel Plocica and Dawid Abramowicz each recorded an assist and a yellow card for their respective sides. Plocica was booked in the 77th minute, and Abramowicz was booked in the 90th minute. Abramowicz played the full 90 minutes for Ol. Grudziadz, while Plocica also completed the match for Sandecja Nowy S. Ol. Grudziadz made five substitutions: Jastrzembski D. in the 34th minute, Siemaszko A. and Olejarka D. in the 71st minute, and Frelek D. and Jasiak H. in the 78th minute. Sandecja Nowy S. made four changes: Holan D. in the 46th minute, Goku Roman in the 62nd, Piszczek F. in the 68th and Kielis P. in the 80th. The key individual lines included Danek’s 90 minutes and one goal, Piszczek’s 68 minutes and one goal, Jasiak’s 78 minutes and one goal, Abramowicz’s 90 minutes with one assist and a yellow card, and Plocica’s 90 minutes with one assist and a yellow card.

The result moved Sandecja Nowy S. to 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition and 2-2-1 across all competitions. Ol. Grudziadz is now 3-1-1 in the competition and 3-2-1 across all competitions. Ol. Grudziadz had gone 3-1-1 over its previous five matches across all competitions, while Sandecja Nowy S. had gone 1-1-2 over its previous four. Sandecja Nowy S. had lost 1-0 at S. Wola, beaten Zawisza 4-3 at home, drawn 1-1 at Bielsko-Biala and lost 1-3 at home to Zielona Gora in that stretch. Ol. Grudziadz had lost 1-0 at home to Termalica B-B., won 2-1 at Hutnik Krakow, drawn 1-1 at OKS Swit Szczecin, won 1-0 at home against R. Rzeszow and won 2-1 at Zawisza in its previous five. The match was Sandecja Nowy S.’s second win in the competition and Ol. Grudziadz’s first competition loss.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Sandecja Nowy S. 2, Ol. Grudziadz 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sandecja Nowy S. with a 57.8 percent probability to win. Sandecja Nowy S. had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.