Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilmer Österlund took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Wilmer Österlund 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. Joel Kruuse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilmer Österlund in the 7th minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Wilmer Österlund 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 Fredrik Bergman in the 14th minute of play. Joel Kruuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 17th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inge Askelöf in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 20th minute of play forced SoPpÅkArNa's goalkeeper Joel Kruuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Inge Springfält 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 Fredrik Bergman in the 30th minute of play. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Nicola Noppe managed to get in a good position for a shot. SoPpÅkArNa's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicola Noppe 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inge Springfält in the 34th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Kruuse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 47th minute of play forced SoPpÅkArNa's goalkeeper Joel Kruuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Kruuse prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fredrik Bergman in the 61st minute. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Kruuse was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 66th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Mexico booed when SoPpÅkArNa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukasz Gardocki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inge Springfält, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Rodrigo Granado 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Granado in the 79th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilmer Österlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. SoPpÅkArNa made a substitution. Simon Henriksson replaced Fredrik Bergman. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after SoPpÅkArNa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The supporters of Mexico booed when SoPpÅkArNa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jelmer Bos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Henriksson got free with Dante Lacasa in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilmer Österlund in the 91st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Granado in the 93rd minute of the match. Simon Henriksson took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4.