Challenge

Ängen Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luis Bladi got the match started through his kick off. Annedal FC's Luis Bladi got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Bladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Luis Bladi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Christer Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 14th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Bladi in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of play forced Annedal FC's goalkeeper Christer Olsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Annedal FC got a freekick which was hit by Peder Forsberg. 姚默荣 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Facundo Cadaval took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christer Olsson. Christer Olsson 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Christer Olsson made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christer Olsson. That made the score 1-2 after 52 minutes of play. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Bladi came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Luis Bladi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Annedal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christer Olsson having to interfere. After some careless play in the Annedal FC defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christer Olsson. The Annedal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christer Olsson should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Bladi in the 69th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姚默荣 in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Annedal FC's goalkeeper Christer Olsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Annedal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 74th minute. Luca Zorita stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of Annedal FC's defenders and the ball went out. Mexico appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Annedal FC made a substitution. Harald Bergman replaced Billy Harman. Annedal FC's Tage Bålström was substituted for Yavuz Bal. Luis Bladi struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Annedal FC. After a defensive mix-up in Annedal FC's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christer Olsson came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christer Olsson having to make a save. Leonardo Leoz made in the 89th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lautaro Mancebo. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Bladi went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mexico players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Annedal FC.