Challenge

Kröllvallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edu Cardozo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Kröll BK's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Sebastián Trejos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Vennerlund in the 11th minute of play. Kröll BK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by eAntonio Gallardo in the 12th minute. Jan Vennerlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Edu Cardozo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastián Trejos 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 30th minute. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastián Trejos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edu Cardozo in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastián Trejos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Rouco getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a rather tough play, Kröll BK's eAntonio Gallardo got a free kick in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastián Trejos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 54th minute, eAntonio Gallardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pepito Arrelucea hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Sebastián Trejos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Sebastián Trejos however easily saved by the left post. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Kröll BK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. With a little luck, Kröll BK's Sebastián Trejos got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastián Trejos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sebastián Trejos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sebastián Trejos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes Kröll BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sebastián Trejos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Sebastián Trejos in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, Kröll BK's goalkeeper Sebastián Trejos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. After having played for 85 minutes, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Facundo Cadaval was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 88 minutes into the game, when Markus Fogel put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of Kröll BK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sebastián Trejos. In the 97th minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mexico played a much better game than Kröll BK and deserved their victory. The Kröll BK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.