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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Emanuel Björkdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 11th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Emanuel Björkdahl. IFK Gladdarna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Emanuel Björkdahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Arenstedt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of play forced IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Emanuel Björkdahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Emil Trulsson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 1-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugeniusz Cichewski in the 34th minute of the match. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Björkdahl having to interfere. Emil Trulsson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 47th playminute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emil Trulsson to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Björkdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Torbjörn Hägglund made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Emanuel Björkdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Emanuel Björkdahl made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Emanuel Björkdahl made a huge save. With a little luck, IFK Gladdarna's Emanuel Björkdahl got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Emanuel Björkdahl threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 84thth minute of the game Torbjörn Hägglund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Hägglund came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86thth minute of the game Torbjörn Hägglund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. IFK Gladdarna's Niklas Lindfors was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Emanuel Björkdahl to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Emanuel Björkdahl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. 93 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Emanuel Björkdahl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 94th minute of play forced IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Emanuel Björkdahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If David Arenstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. IFK Gladdarna had won after a very even match.