Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alf Ekelund took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of play forced Segelbut IF U21's goalkeeper Cornel Luncaniță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Alberto Tafalla put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Cornel Luncaniță. 8 minutes in the game, Joel Gaona dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Segelbut IF U21's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Cornel Luncaniță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Segelbut IF U21's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cornel Luncaniță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Segelbut IF U21's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Cornel Luncaniță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Ekelund in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Munio came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Segelbut IF U21's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Cornel Luncaniță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Cornel Luncaniță in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Segelbut IF U21's Cornel Luncaniță got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cornel Luncaniță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhuang Jian Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Segelbut IF U21's Cornel Luncaniță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 37th minute of play. Cornel Luncaniță stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Zorita's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Cornel Luncaniță in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Cornel Luncaniță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. A collision led to Segelbut IF U21 getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Anton Rudqvist hit a great ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Segelbut IF U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manoel Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Zhuang Jian Yi 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. Segelbut IF U21's Alfons Öberg was substituted for Alf Ekelund. Zhuang Jian Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. If Marcelo Munio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornel Luncaniță 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 73rd minute. Cornel Luncaniță made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornel Luncaniță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Segelbut IF U21 the free kick. Lautaro Mancebo kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Younis Abo Al Hasan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 93rd minute of play forced Segelbut IF U21's goalkeeper Cornel Luncaniță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Younis Abo Al Hasan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Younis Abo Al Hasan slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 96th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.