Challenge

Agunnaryd Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torbjörn Berg in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aaron Ramsdal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Juračka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla suffered a sprained foot after 12 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ailar Veispak's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ailar Veispak helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Ailar Veispak. In the 15th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Ramsdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 19th minute. When Martin Juračka fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's protests and gave Martin Juračka a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Martin Juračka hit a great ball. In the 27th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Ramsdal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Elmtaryd Agunnaryd getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bertil Göransson hit a great ball. Aaron Ramsdal 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Juračka, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Aaron Ramsdal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 42 minutes into the match, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Torbjörn Berg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Torbjörn Berg was the one to do the kick off. When Vincent Traks fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's protests and gave Vincent Traks a yellow card for diving instead. After 50 played minutes Elmtaryd Agunnaryd got a freekick which was hit by Vincent Traks. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Ramsdal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 58th minute. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 61 minutes of play Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Bertil Göransson was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torbjörn Berg in the 64th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Aaron Ramsdal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aaron Ramsdal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Markus Nordström kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Ettah Kaká was substituted for Ralf Smedfeldt. In the 71st minute, Markus Nordström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Aaron Ramsdal got control of the ball when Xavier Seco tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's Elliott Bergman got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Xavier Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Seco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xavier Seco. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd made a substitution. Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski replaced Markus Nordström. In the 83rd minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mrongowiusz Szczepanowski hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Vincent Traks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aaron Ramsdal. Aaron Ramsdal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. The Elmtaryd Agunnaryd fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.