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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Hedström. 5 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Emanuel Sigfridsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Hedström. In the 9th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Sigfridsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Sigfridsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Sigfridsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. IKS Norrköping's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. 26 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Ekeberg came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Sigfridsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute of the match, Tobias Ekeberg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 38th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Sigfridsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. IKS Norrköping's Marcus Hedström got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Henry Vennersten hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Emanuel Sigfridsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Joel Gaona fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Emanuel Sigfridsson, passed just outside the right post. Emanuel Sigfridsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. IKS Norrköping's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Luca Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Emanuel Sigfridsson, making the score, 2-2. When Patrick Rosendal came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the IKS Norrköping fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patrick Rosendal couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Lautaro Mancebo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emanuel Sigfridsson, 2-3. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by IKS Norrköping's Tobias Ekeberg. But to his dismay, Tobias Ekeberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. 71 minutes into the match, IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper Emanuel Sigfridsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Emanuel Sigfridsson was a little too slow when Lautaro Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 3-4. With a little luck, IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 75 minutes IKS Norrköping's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson did a great save. IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save IKS Norrköping from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Ekeberg in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emanuel Sigfridsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 89 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-6. Emanuel Sigfridsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The IKS Norrköping supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.