Challenge

Lekparken
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cyryl Kiewra started the match with the kick off. Taha Ali hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Lekparken FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Taha Ali hit a great ball. Cyryl Kiewra received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Cyryl Kiewra slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Bastos. After 16 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sigge Holmberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Lekparken FC's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sigge Holmberg came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Sigge Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Sigge Holmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Mauro Bastos made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 30th minute, Lautaro Mancebo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Måns Stålman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Måns Stålman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Sigge Holmberg 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 36th minute. In the 38th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigge Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sigge Holmberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. 44 minutes into the game, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sigge Holmberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Sigge Holmberg made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Lekparken FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Sigge Holmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Cyryl Kiewra 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. Sigge Holmberg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Joel Gaona. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sigge Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sigge Holmberg was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyryl Kiewra in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigge Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Erling Boklund was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 76 minutes had been played. The supporters of Mexico booed when Lekparken FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Måns Stålman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 80th minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Sigge Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Holger Joensson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 86th minute, Holger Joensson made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 89th minute of play forced Lekparken FC's goalkeeper Sigge Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jonas Walroth fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lekparken FC's protests and gave Jonas Walroth a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mexico booed when Lekparken FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Walroth didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Holger Joensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, Lekparken FC could leave the field as winners, despite Mexico having more of the ball for most of the match.