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Match Report
Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 4th minute of play. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of play. Mattias Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mattias Olofsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ragnar Runeberg kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Mattias Olofsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, StraX Xenon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Mattias Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mattias Olofsson. StraX Xenon FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Brummer notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute of play forced StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Asserlindh in the 37th minute. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mattias Olofsson 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 45th minute. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Jonas Hellqvist made the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mattias Olofsson 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 54th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Torbjörn Brummer went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Tomas Asserlindh took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After a rather tough play, StraX Xenon FC's Hugo Gernberg got a free kick in the 63rd minute. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save StraX Xenon FC from getting a goal against them. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 70th minute of the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when StraX Xenon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto Axelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. StraX Xenon FC's Rikard Arhenius was substituted for Hugo Gernberg. StraX Xenon FC's Joacim Andersson was substituted for Torbjörn Brummer. In the 81st minute, one of Mexico:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mexico. In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for StraX Xenon FC. Tomas Asserlindh stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dante Lacasa. 4-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Mattias Olofsson in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind StraX Xenon FC's goalkeeper Mattias Olofsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Mattias Olofsson however easily saved by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. StraX Xenon FC had won after a very even match.
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