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Vissefjärda -vallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Vissefjärda IF's Michael Fridlund 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. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ulrik Granqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Michael Fridlund tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th match minute, Vissefjärda IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvald Bergqvist to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Vissefjärda IF's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ulrik Granqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vissefjärda IF'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. Alberto Tafalla made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Vissefjärda IF's Ulrik Granqvist managed to reach the ball for a save. 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 23rd minute. Lautaro Mancebo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ulrik Granqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vissefjärda IF's Ulrik Granqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 29th minute of play. 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. Ulrik Granqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Michael Fridlund sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Walery Teofila left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vissefjärda IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 46 minutes into the match, Vissefjärda IF's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ulrik Granqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulrik Granqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 52nd minute of play forced Vissefjärda IF's goalkeeper Ulrik Granqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulrik Granqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Fridlund came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Ulrik Granqvist managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Mexico's Alberto Tafalla fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 71st minute Michael Fridlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulrik Granqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Mancebo kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, Vissefjärda IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Hurtig to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulrik Granqvist having to interfere. After 90 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque.