Challenge

Raw-Vallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evert Gunnarsson made the kick off which started today's match. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mathias Barreto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of play forced Raw BK's goalkeeper Mathias Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mathias Barreto 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 8th minute. 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 9th minute. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mathias Barreto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mathias Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 10th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Raw BK got a freekick which was hit by Håkan Lekberg. Mathias Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 16th 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 Mathias Barreto was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute of the match, Jesper Billström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Evert Gunnarsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Håkan Lekberg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Raw BK's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathias Barreto came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raw BK's Mathias Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Raw BK's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Mathias Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Raw BK's Mathias Barreto. Mathias Barreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Evert Gunnarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute, Raw BK's Håkan Lekberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Leonardo Leoz hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 53 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathias Barreto was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the match, Raw BK's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Mathias Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 58th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. A collision led to Raw BK getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jesper Billström hit a great ball. Mathias Barreto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mathias Barreto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After 73 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Lekberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Raw BK's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathias Barreto came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mathias Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Tafalla's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Raw BK's goalkeeper Mathias Barreto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Mathias Barreto in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Raw BK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Luca Zorita succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 92nd minute of play forced Raw BK's goalkeeper Mathias Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mathias Barreto 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 93rd minute. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.