Challenge

Klavreström -vallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC Defenders's Ivan Majlandt 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. Joseph Holmstedt'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. Joseph Holmstedt helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Defenders's Joseph Holmstedt got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Kevin Lang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Kevin Lang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Vallmark in the 16th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 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. Kevin Lang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kenneth Myhr hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Kevin Lang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ivan Majlandt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ivan Majlandt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 35 minute of play. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nuralp Ünlüol went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. FC Defenders's Kevin Lang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save FC Defenders from getting a goal against them. FC Defenders's Kevin Lang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 65th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Kevin Lang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. With a little luck, FC Defenders's Kevin Lang got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Leonardo Leoz hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Majlandt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Defenders's Kevin Lang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kevin Lang saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Defenders had won after a very even match.