Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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 instead. 4 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Edward Engström. Edward Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludvig Ahlroth in the 16th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edward Engström. Joxa mé trasan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 21st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Billy Dahlqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edward Engström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Engström came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 28 minutes into the match, Joxa mé trasan's goalkeeper Edward Engström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Edward Engström in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Edward Engström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joxa mé trasan's Edward Engström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 38th minute of play. Joxa mé trasan's Edward Engström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Joxa mé trasan from getting a goal against them. Joxa mé trasan's Edward Engström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 46th minute of play. After 47 minutes Joxa mé trasan'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. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edward Engström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ludvig Ahlroth made a kick off. After 52 minutes, Ludvig Ahlroth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joxa mé trasan and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Joxa mé trasan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludvig Ahlroth to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Gabriel Lange took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. Edward Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 60th minute of play. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Luca Zorita sped through Joxa mé trasan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edward Engström. In the 72nd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Joxa mé trasan'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. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Joxa mé trasan's Edward Engström did a great save. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Edward Engström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Engström having to interfere. Joxa mé trasan's Harald Säf was substituted for Ludvig Ahlroth. In the 88th minute, Harald Säf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 89th minute of play forced Joxa mé trasan's goalkeeper Edward Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Joxa mé trasan's Edward Engström. Edward Engström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 92nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Joxa mé trasan'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. Laureano Beliran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mexico's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.