Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximilian Johnsson started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, HEJA ESLÖV's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Nils-Erik Askelöf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximilian Johnsson in the 9th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Johnsson in the 12th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Luca Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nils-Erik Askelöf. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Askelöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Facundo Cadaval who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HEJA ESLÖV's Nils-Erik Askelöf was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Askelöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximilian Johnsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Nils-Erik Askelöf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45 minutes HEJA ESLÖV's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Oskar Låsberg tried in the 45th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Nils-Erik Askelöf a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Ove Ferm to maneuver through the defense. Nils-Erik Askelöf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Askelöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Askelöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nils-Erik Askelöf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute of the match. Nils-Erik Askelöf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 72nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Tafalla during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alberto Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Nils-Erik Askelöf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Nils-Erik Askelöf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deci Liberatore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Askelöf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tor Ekelund made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Deci Liberatore. Nils-Erik Askelöf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 92nd minute of play. Emil Palm was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 93 minutes into the match. HEJA ESLÖV:s Nils-Erik Askelöf showed great skill when he stopped Joel Gaona:s penalty. In the 95th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils-Erik Askelöf was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Mexico walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.