Challenge

Kista Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kista FC's Åke Pettersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great ball. A collision led to Kista FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Östen Bock hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Åke Pettersson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kista FC's Åke Pettersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Åke Pettersson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celino Riba, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eskil Torsberg got free with Dante Lacasa in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Åke Pettersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 34th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Åke Pettersson was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After having played for 41 minutes, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Pettersson having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Åke Pettersson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Tihomir Yoshev made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Kista FC's goalkeeper Åke Pettersson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Åke Pettersson. Åke Pettersson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Åke Pettersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of play. Ahmet Efe Şahin'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. Ahmet Efe Şahin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, Ahmet Efe Şahin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Joel Gaona 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. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Åke Pettersson made a huge 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 72nd minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eskil Torsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Tihomir Yoshev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kista FC's Jonatan Jonsson was substituted for Tihomir Yoshev. Åke Pettersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 80 minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Åke Pettersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Åke Pettersson having to make a save. Åke Pettersson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 94 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kista FC.