Challenge

Hrazdan
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) AZAT MARD FC's Jon Waller 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. AZAT MARD FC's Pär Löfdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 2nd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pär Löfdahl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pär Löfdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Martin Olsman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AZAT MARD FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Jon Waller kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Lagerberg in the 17th minute of play. After 20 minutes of play, AZAT MARD FC's Martin Olsman made it 3-0 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! Pär Löfdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of AZAT MARD FC's Pär Löfdahl. Pär Löfdahl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Pär Löfdahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Olsman came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pär Löfdahl 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 37th minute. Pär Löfdahl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Pär Löfdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute of play. Jon Waller came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. The supporters of Mexico booed when AZAT MARD FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon Waller didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Pär Löfdahl 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 51st minute. Pär Löfdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 53rd minute of play. Pär Löfdahl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of play. Pär Löfdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 66 minutes into the game, Börje Vesterberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AZAT MARD FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Börje Vesterberg kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. With a little luck, AZAT MARD FC's Pär Löfdahl got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Olsman in the 77th minute of the match. After 79 played minutes AZAT MARD FC got a freekick which was hit by Bomikaze Boomgaarden. AZAT MARD FC's Nils-Emil Torsberg was substituted for Maximilian Arenstedt. Bomikaze Boomgaarden hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 81st 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 83rd minute of play forced AZAT MARD FC's goalkeeper Pär Löfdahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Pär Löfdahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Sebastian Åkerman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew the final whistle, AZAT MARD FC could leave the field as winners, despite Mexico having more of the ball for most of the match.