Challenge

Bier Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Svante Magnusson kicked off to start the match. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefferson Oliveira having to interfere. Jefferson Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jefferson Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jefferson Oliveira came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Wiktor Askelöf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Svante Magnusson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 23rd match minute, Hartmann Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheng Zhi to maneuver through the defense. Jefferson Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 29th minute, Cheng Zhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jefferson Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 32nd minute of play forced Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Jefferson Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jefferson Oliveira in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 40 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wiktor Askelöf. 44 minutes into the match, Hartmann Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Jefferson Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jefferson Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Jefferson Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Hartmann Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Jefferson Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Jefferson Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 56th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Svante Magnusson came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svante Magnusson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jefferson Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jefferson Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Jefferson Oliveira in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jefferson Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play. In the 88th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jefferson Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jefferson Oliveira came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 94th minute, Cheng Zhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Hartmann Futebol Clube fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.