Challenge

Halltorp Stadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adrian Albom was slow to take the kick. During this time FS Elite's players had a chance to rest. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Lin in the 17th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Du Lin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kent Åkerström in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Du Lin in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute, Du Lin 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 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 33rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Falck. FS Elite's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 36th minute, Kent Åkerström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FS Elite fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 39 minutes into the match, FS Elite's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Tommy Falck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Du Lin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FS Elite's Nicholas Huguet got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Tommy Falck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Du Lin to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Lin in the 56th minute of play. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by FS Elite's Du Lin. But to his dismay, Du Lin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The audience was convinced that Du Lin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Falck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FS Elite made a substitution. Calle Lekberg replaced Du Lin. FS Elite's Tommy Falck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of play. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. A collision led to FS Elite getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Marcelo Chepe hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Kent Åkerström made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 82nd minute, FS Elite's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calle Lekberg in the 84th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Adrian Albom got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dante Lacasa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FS Elite fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.