Challenge

Runa Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nils-Erik Åhlberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Almstedt in the 10th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bo Eriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils-Erik Åhlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 18th minute of play. Nils-Erik Åhlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 28th minute of play forced Runa United's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Åhlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bo Eriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Harry Boumans sent off a good shot on target. Nils-Erik Åhlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harry Boumans'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. Harry Boumans helped the player get up and apologised. Harry Boumans kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Nils-Erik Åhlberg 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 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Runa United's Nils-Erik Åhlberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Eriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Almstedt in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 67th minute of play forced Runa United's goalkeeper Nils-Erik Åhlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Runa United's Nils-Erik Åhlberg got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. At last the ball reached Facundo Cadaval at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Runa United. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Deckbergh in the 87th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Tage Deckbergh made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 90th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nils-Erik Åhlberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nils-Erik Åhlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 93rd minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.