Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Conny Josefsson made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, Klas Josefsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils Tunander having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvald Mattsson in the 15th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 20th minute. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nils Tunander firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Josefsson in the 24th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of play forced Vilbergen Boys Club's goalkeeper Nils Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Klas Josefsson came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nils Tunander made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvald Mattsson in the 37th minute of the match. Osvald Mattsson took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvald Mattsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Egil Byström was slow to take the kick. During this time Vilbergen Boys Club's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, Vilbergen Boys Club's Nils Tunander got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conny Josefsson in the 45th minute of play. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egil Byström in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Nils Tunander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 53rd minute of play. Nils Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Vilbergen Boys Club'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 Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nils Tunander in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nils Tunander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvald Mattsson in the 64th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Conny Josefsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conny Josefsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Hector Hanmark hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match Joel Gaona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nils Tunander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vilbergen Boys Club's Nils Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klas Josefsson in the 83rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Vilbergen Boys Club's Osvald Mattsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-5. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Conny Josefsson came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Vilbergen Boys Club defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nils Tunander. The Vilbergen Boys Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nils Tunander should have stopped the shot. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Vilbergen Boys Club's Osvald Mattsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dante Lacasa. That made the score 3-6 after 96 minutes of play.