Challenge

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Björn Mårtensson made the kick off which started today's match. Fabian Gurgul could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. The supporters of BELAJ BOYS booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Esbjörn Apelquist. Esbjörn Apelquist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 16th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Apelquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esbjörn Apelquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Mårtensson in the 17th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. BELAJ BOYS's Esbjörn Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of BELAJ BOYS's Esbjörn Apelquist. Esbjörn Apelquist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 37th match minute, BELAJ BOYS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaaki Zakas to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-3 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Esbjörn Apelquist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 46 played minutes BELAJ BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Zaaki Zakas. The BELAJ BOYS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes BELAJ BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Zaaki Zakas. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Esbjörn Apelquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Mårtensson in the 56th minute of play. Esbjörn Apelquist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. BELAJ BOYS's attentive Sixten Arhenius managed to snatch the ball when Lautaro Mancebo made a throw-in in the 67th minute of the game. In the 68th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Esbjörn Apelquist. BELAJ BOYS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 71st minute, Joel Gaona fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Esbjörn Apelquist, passed just outside the right post. 74 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Esbjörn Apelquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute, BELAJ BOYS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Esbjörn Apelquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Esbjörn Apelquist. That made the score 0-6 after 80 minutes of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Gurgul in the 85th minute of the match. Esbjörn Apelquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Luca Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BELAJ BOYS's Esbjörn Apelquist did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Esbjörn Apelquist in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. BELAJ BOYS's Esbjörn Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BELAJ BOYS.