Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mark Olsson kicked off to start the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Löv in the 4th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Olsson in the 9th minute of play. Rune Söder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 11th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Rune Söder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Rune Söder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Firma Barnängen defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rune Söder. The Firma Barnängen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rune Söder should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Mexico booed when Firma Barnängen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Alcaraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute Mark Olsson 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. Humberto Alcaraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 21st minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Matthias Ekström reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 1-1. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Ekström, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 40th play minutes Alberto Tafalla shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Rune Söder and just under the crossbar into goal. Rune Söder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 43rd minute of the match. The supporters of Firma Barnängen booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 46th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Matthias Ekström. 47 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rune Söder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Alcaraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rune Söder. Rune Söder dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Rune Söder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of the match. After 68 played minutes Firma Barnängen got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Stolpe. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Firma Barnängen's Andreas Stolpe got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Rune Söder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of the match. Jonathan Löv took the ball and in the 76 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 2-4. With a little luck, Firma Barnängen's Rune Söder got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rune Söder firmly grabbed it by the left post. Firma Barnängen's Rune Söder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Firma Barnängen getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Vidar Gummeson hit a great ball. Luca Zorita struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Rune Söder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Rune Söder didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score.