Challenge

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Matthias Bern started the match with the kick off. Matthias Bern came free with the goalkeeper in the 2nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 5th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by G A I S's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthias Bern's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Joel Gaona put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Staffan Eckegren. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Bern in the 24th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Bern, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Bern blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. 33 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Matthias Bern came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, G A I S's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Staffan Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Jernberg in the 36th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Staffan Eckegren. G A I S's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Jernberg in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Zaldua, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Zaldua in the 55th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Zaldua in the 56th minute of the match. G A I S were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matthias Bern took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Norman Mabalane managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Staffan Eckegren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Bern in the 66th minute of the match. Staffan Eckegren made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. G A I S's Staffan Eckegren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of play. G A I S's Göran Wahlström was substituted for Sixten Ekström. In the 76th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Staffan Eckegren threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alberto Tafalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Staffan Eckegren threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 89th minute. G A I S's Zavior Moiselo was substituted for Herman Biörkman. The supporters of G A I S booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Staffan Eckegren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When Alain Gibert fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored G A I S's protests and gave Alain Gibert a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to G A I S getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Alain Gibert hit a great ball.