Challenge

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Tomas Asserlindh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Tomas Asserlindh might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Asserlindh ran back to his position shaking his head. 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. Mattias Olofsson 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 10th minute. In the 16th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Mattias Olofsson. StraX Xenon FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ulrik Göransson during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes StraX Xenon FC got a freekick which was hit by Ulrik Göransson. Joel Gaona scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mattias Olofsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Hellqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Asserlindh in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Luca Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mattias Olofsson having to make a save. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Asserlindh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 played minutes StraX Xenon FC got a freekick which was hit by Ragnar Runeberg. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mattias Olofsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Hellqvist to make the kick off. When Jonas Hellqvist came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the StraX Xenon FC 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 Jonas Hellqvist couldn't finish the play. Mattias Olofsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of the match. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. StraX Xenon FC's Joacim Andersson was substituted for Torbjörn Brummer. StraX Xenon FC's Rikard Arhenius was substituted for Hugo Gernberg. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Asserlindh came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to StraX Xenon FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ragnar Runeberg hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, StraX Xenon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Mattias Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd match minute, StraX Xenon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigvard Frykberg to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than StraX Xenon FC throughout the match.