Challenge

Auktsjaur 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play forced Auktsjaur IF's goalkeeper Julian Borcz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Borcz having to interfere. Shi Zhen Liang received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Shi Zhen Liang slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. Donald Mac Donald hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Patryk Frodyma kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Julian Borcz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of play. Julian Borcz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Auktsjaur IF's Julian Borcz. Julian Borcz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julian Borcz 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 made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Patryk Frodyma sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Zhen Liang in the 33rd minute of play. Julian Borcz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 37th minute of play. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Julian Borcz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Auktsjaur IF's Julian Borcz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Auktsjaur IF's Patryk Frodyma dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shi Zhen Liang was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Casper Wennerqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Auktsjaur IF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. The supporters of Mexico booed when Auktsjaur IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Casper Wennerqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julian Borcz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mexico's Joel Gaona shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patryk Frodyma, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Julian Borcz made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. In the 73rd minute Patryk Frodyma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona's late challenge caught a Auktsjaur IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Gaona helped the player get up and apologised. Joel Gaona hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Shi Zhen Liang hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. Shi Zhen Liang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Julian Borcz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.