Challenge

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rdth minute of the game Torbjörn Brummer 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. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torbjörn Brummer's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 9th minute of the match. After 10 minutes, Hugo Gernberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the StraX Xenon FC and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to StraX Xenon FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Hugo Gernberg hit a great ball. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The long shot by Pelle Smedfeldt in the 12th minute really tested Dante Lacasa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play forced StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to StraX Xenon FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Villiam Johnsson hit a great ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 27 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mattias Olofsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jakob Palmkvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of play. Ragnar Runeberg's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ragnar Runeberg helped the player get up and apologised. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Hellqvist in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Sigvard Frykberg hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mattias Olofsson having to make a save. Alberto Tafalla's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Mattias Olofsson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. StraX Xenon FC's Rikard Arhenius was substituted for Hugo Gernberg. StraX Xenon FC's Tomas Asserlindh was substituted for Jonas Hellqvist. Ragnar Runeberg kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Otto Axelsson's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Otto Axelsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, StraX Xenon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Axelsson to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to StraX Xenon FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sigvard Frykberg hit a great ball. Mattias Olofsson made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save StraX Xenon FC from getting a goal against them. Mattias Olofsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 88th minute. When Jakob Palmkvist came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the StraX Xenon FC 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 Jakob Palmkvist couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakob Palmkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Brummer came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.