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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to IKS Norrköping getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Henry Vennersten hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Sigfridsson skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of IKS Norrköping booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henry Vennersten got free with Dante Lacasa in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play forced IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper Emanuel Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play. Emanuel Sigfridsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 19thth minute of the game Lautaro Mancebo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Sigfridsson 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 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute of play forced IKS Norrköping's goalkeeper Emanuel Sigfridsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Tobias Ekeberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Mexico's Felix Luque quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 32 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emanuel Sigfridsson. IKS Norrköping's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. A nice corner shot did that Luca Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emanuel Sigfridsson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, IKS Norrköping's Simon Dahlman got a free kick in the 41st minute. A collision led to IKS Norrköping getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Henry Vennersten hit a great ball. Emanuel Sigfridsson 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 42nd minute. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Dahlman, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Tobias Ekeberg made the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emanuel Sigfridsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by IKS Norrköping'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. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that IKS Norrköping's Emanuel Sigfridsson managed to reach the ball for a save. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of play. Simon Dahlman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. IKS Norrköping's Yu Jing Bin was substituted for Tobias Ekeberg. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, Yu Jing Bin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IKS Norrköping fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 90 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Sigfridsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 95th minute, Marcus Hedström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IKS Norrköping fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3.