Challenge

Loftus Road
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karl-Magnus Harlén took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Nunez Gabino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Drottningens Parkväktare fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andreas Fransson having to make a save. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Karl-Magnus Harlén capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karl-Magnus Harlén really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 11 minutes into the match, Drottningens Parkväktare's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Andreas Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Karl-Magnus Harlén could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. 16 minutes into the match, Drottningens Parkväktare's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Andreas Fransson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andreas Fransson having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play forced Drottningens Parkväktare's goalkeeper Andreas Fransson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Harlén in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Drottningens Parkväktare's Andreas Fransson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Andreas Fransson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Tafalla's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andreas Fransson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Drottningens Parkväktare's Andreas Fransson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andreas Fransson quite easily take care of the ball. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Emil Ciuvică sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Nunez Gabino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andreas Fransson came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Tafalla slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 57th minute. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Fransson having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Karl-Magnus Harlén notched a goal, 3-2, 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. In the 70th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Mexico's Macos Graciani to fire away a dangerous shot which Andreas Fransson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Joel Gaona scored 3-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andreas Fransson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th match minute, Drottningens Parkväktare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimír Šach to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Evert Olenberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andreas Fransson. Drottningens Parkväktare's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Andreas Fransson made a huge save.