Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Olejmeulen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eskil Engström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Facundo Cadaval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Olejmeulen having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Tidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Nicolas Olejmeulen in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Leonardo Leoz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicolas Olejmeulen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 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 30th minute. Mexico's Luca Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicolas Olejmeulen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 33 minutes Sputchi FC'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. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Nicolas Olejmeulen however easily saved by the left post. Sputchi FC's Nicolas Olejmeulen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of play. Nicolas Olejmeulen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute. Nicolas Olejmeulen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Olejmeulen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 50th minute of the match, Eskil Engström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Sputchi FC's Harald Josefsson got a free kick in the 51st minute. Harald Josefsson hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Nicolas Olejmeulen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Olejmeulen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Olejmeulen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Sputchi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Nicolas Olejmeulen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sputchi FC'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. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nicolas Olejmeulen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sputchi FC's Nicolas Olejmeulen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 65th minute of play. Nicolas Olejmeulen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 68th minute of the match. 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 69th minute. The corner led Mexico's Luca Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Nicolas Olejmeulen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Svante Lundblad's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svante Lundblad helped the player get up and apologised. Mexico's Bautista Elvira was substituted for Lautaro Mancebo. After a rather tough play, Sputchi FC's Svante Lundblad got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Nicolas Olejmeulen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Olejmeulen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Sputchi FC's Harald Josefsson got a free kick in the 84th minute. Nicolas Olejmeulen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Nicolas Olejmeulen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Sputchi FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Harald Josefsson hit a great ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.