Challenge

Svartvallen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute. After 6 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Isaksson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 11 minutes Svartvallstjärnens IF'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. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Svartvallstjärnens IF's George Isaksson managed to reach the ball for a save. Joel Gaona's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by George Isaksson on his right side and into the goal. 11 minutes into the game it was 0-2. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised George Isaksson. George Isaksson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 19th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Isaksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. George Isaksson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After 21 minutes, Joel Gaona made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Svartvallstjärnens IF's George Isaksson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. George Isaksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marko Askberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Svartvallstjärnens IF getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Aron Bergkvist hit a great ball. George Isaksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Järverup could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 39th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Isaksson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niklas Helberg was the one to do the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Läckberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 56th minute of play forced Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalkeeper George Isaksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joakim Trillkott hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. George Isaksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Läckberg in the 64th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Helberg in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but George Isaksson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Mexico 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. After 76 played minutes Svartvallstjärnens IF got a freekick which was hit by Joakim Trillkott. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marko Askberg during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes Svartvallstjärnens IF got a freekick which was hit by Marko Askberg. After a defensive mix-up in Svartvallstjärnens IF's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Isaksson came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 86 minutes, Leo Läckberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Svartvallstjärnens IF and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 86 played minutes Svartvallstjärnens IF got a freekick which was hit by Leo Läckberg. Roland Järverup struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Svartvallstjärnens IF. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Svartvallstjärnens IF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind George Isaksson. George Isaksson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.