Challenge

FCB Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Blåvitt's goalkeeper Jarl Bredberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Vidman charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Vidman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 15 minutes into the match, FC Blåvitt's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Jarl Bredberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jarl Bredberg. Jarl Bredberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 19 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jarl Bredberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 30 minutes into the match, FC Blåvitt's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Jarl Bredberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after FC Blåvitt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jarl Bredberg in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. FC Blåvitt's Jarl Bredberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 38th minute of play. Jarl Bredberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarl Bredberg was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gil Talavera to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Gil Talavera managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Blåvitt's supporters rose to their feet, but Gil Talavera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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: 1-3. 59 minutes into the match, FC Blåvitt's goalkeeper Jarl Bredberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 63rd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarl Bredberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Blåvitt booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Luca Zorita fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Luca Zorita a yellow card for diving instead. If Mikael Bergstedt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Talavera came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Leonardo Leoz threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Blåvitt's Viktor Kielstedt quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 82 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 85th minute of play forced FC Blåvitt's goalkeeper Jarl Bredberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Blåvitt's goalie prevented a goal. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Blåvitt.