Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Olov Valrot started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Enegren in the 3rd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 6 minutes into the game, when Felix Luque put in a rough tackle. Peter Enegren shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Luca Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Hurşit Üke made a huge save. In the 13th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Rörvik BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olov Valrot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olov Valrot, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes Rörvik BK got a freekick which was hit by Kent Nordlander. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Hurşit Üke however easily saved by the left post. Alberto Tafalla in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hurşit Üke, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 26 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Håning came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rörvik BK's goalkeeper Hurşit Üke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Olov Valrot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Enegren in the 31st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hurşit Üke 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 33rd minute. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rörvik BK'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. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Rörvik BK's Peter Enegren. But to his dismay, Peter Enegren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 41st minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hurşit Üke made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Håning in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 59th minute of play forced Rörvik BK's goalkeeper Hurşit Üke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Rörvik BK's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Hurşit Üke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when Rörvik BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orvar Hafström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rörvik BK's Ingvar Esbjörnsson was substituted for Peter Enegren. After 63 played minutes Rörvik BK got a freekick which was hit by Orvar Hafström. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ingvar Esbjörnsson got free with Dante Lacasa in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rörvik BK's Hurşit Üke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Hurşit Üke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Hurşit Üke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo-Erik Säf in the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to Rörvik BK getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ingvar Esbjörnsson hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ingvar Esbjörnsson 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.