Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fredrik Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Fredrik Bäckström in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dag Eliasson in the 13th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fredrik Bäckström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Joel Gaona might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fredrik Bäckström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Gaona ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Rutger Näfver got a free kick in the 19th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rutger Näfver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fredrik Bäckström firmly grabbed it by the left post. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hawelka Himalayan High'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. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fredrik Bäckström in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chad Pro in the 25th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Fredrik Bäckström in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. In the 28th minute Koppány Novák 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. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes Hawelka Himalayan High's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. In the 36th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chad Pro during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Chad Pro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Hawelka Himalayan High's Fredrik Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 53 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fredrik Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 57th minute of play. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Krister Säf showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 67 minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Fredrik Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonas Gustafsson during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jonas Gustafsson kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fredrik Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Facundo Cadaval got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fredrik Bäckström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the Hawelka Himalayan High defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fredrik Bäckström. The Hawelka Himalayan High fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fredrik Bäckström should have stopped the shot. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koppány Novák in the 88th minute of the match. Fredrik Bäckström 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 89th minute. In the 90th match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michal Zawada to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo succeeded in the game's 91st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. In the 94th minute, Rutger Näfver hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Fredrik Bäckström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mexico were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hawelka Himalayan High for a fine match.