Challenge

Gunners Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cícero Teles kicked off to start the match. Salem Gunners BK's Prodromos Britzolidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 4th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Cícero Teles in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mexico's Luca Zorita. 13 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Prodromos Britzolidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Mexico booed when Salem Gunners BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bo Sundén didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Salem Gunners BK's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prodromos Britzolidis 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. Svante Gustafsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Salem Gunners BK's Hannes Qvalfeldt got a free kick in the 33rd minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Cícero Teles tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Prodromos Britzolidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Prodromos Britzolidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bo Sundén. Prodromos Britzolidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 48th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svante Gustafsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the game, Hannes Qvalfeldt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salem Gunners BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. A collision led to Salem Gunners BK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Hannes Qvalfeldt hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Svante Gustafsson came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 minutes of play, Salem Gunners BK's Stig-Åke Alkvist made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prodromos Britzolidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 80 minutes into the game, Cícero Teles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salem Gunners BK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. 84 minutes into the match, Salem Gunners BK's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Prodromos Britzolidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svante Gustafsson in the 89th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Prodromos Britzolidis made a huge save. Prodromos Britzolidis made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Stig-Åke Alkvist scored 3-3 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Prodromos Britzolidis in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.