Challenge

Holy Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Catholic Church's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Henrik Ingemarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Catholic Church was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tord Söderqvist to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Henrik Ingemarsson skillfully saved the ball. Henrik Ingemarsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenneth McKinnell in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth McKinnell in the 11th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrik Ingemarsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Catholic Church's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Henrik Ingemarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenneth McKinnell in the 22nd minute of play. Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Kenneth McKinnell came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrik Ingemarsson 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 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Catholic Church's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Henrik Ingemarsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 36th minute of play forced Catholic Church's goalkeeper Henrik Ingemarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrik Ingemarsson 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. Stig-Åke Ljungberg kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Luque in the 41st minute of play forced Catholic Church's goalkeeper Henrik Ingemarsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Henry Kristiansson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Catholic Church's supporters rose to their feet, but Henry Kristiansson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alberto Tafalla scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrik Ingemarsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

After 52 played minutes Catholic Church got a freekick which was hit by Timur Malyugin. Henrik Ingemarsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 53rd minute. Henrik Ingemarsson came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Facundo Cadaval. But to his dismay, Facundo Cadaval quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 57th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Henrik Ingemarsson. Catholic Church's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. 60 minutes into the match, Catholic Church's goalkeeper Henrik Ingemarsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Henrik Ingemarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mathias Björk in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Catholic Church's goalie and right to Luca Zorita. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Catholic Church's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Henrik Ingemarsson made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrik Ingemarsson saved Catholic Church from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Henrik Ingemarsson in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Henrik Ingemarsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 79th minute of the match. With a little luck, Catholic Church's Henrik Ingemarsson got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Catholic Church'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. Henrik Ingemarsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 85th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Henrik Ingemarsson in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Luque during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. The Catholic Church fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.