Challenge

Kjöligruben Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) team pollen's Ali Nejat Özsungur started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Nejat Özsungur, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Zafirov in the 7th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cheng Qiang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. team pollen's Cheng Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 18th minute of play. Cheng Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlyas Orgun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheng Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Aalvik in the 28th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. team pollen's Cheng Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play. team pollen's Cheng Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 30th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, team pollen's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cheng Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cheng Qiang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 47th minute, Ali Nejat Özsungur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The team pollen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Cheng Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. team pollen's Cheng Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 53rd minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cheng Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play. Ali Nejat Özsungur struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for team pollen. Cheng Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 69th minute of play. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Cheng Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute of play forced team pollen's goalkeeper Cheng Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After having played for 95 minutes, Fredrik Aalvik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. team pollen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fredrik Aalvik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mexico played a much better game than team pollen and deserved their victory. The team pollen players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.