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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 7th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Cornelio Villegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Benigno Felo in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brazil's Ferreirinha dos Santos. In the 12th minute, Benjamin da Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brazil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Benjamin da Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cornelio Villegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ladislao Erramu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Erramu in the 19th minute of play. Benjamin da Fonseca took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cornelio Villegas. Cornelio Villegas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Cornelio Villegas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Cornelio Villegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Manuelo to maneuver through the defense. Cornelio Villegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Cornelio Villegas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Cornelio Villegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Brazil's Isaac Ferreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Brazil from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benjamin da Fonseca in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cornelio Villegas saved Mexico from getting behind. After some careless play in the Brazil defense, Ladislao Erramu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isaac Ferreira. The Brazil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isaac Ferreira should have stopped the shot. Cornelio Villegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ladislao Erramu made the kick off in the second half. Joel Enekoitz shot from long distance after 57 played minutes, a shot that Isaac Ferreira with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Cornelio Villegas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Mexico's Blas Frances was substituted for Alonzo Gomesano. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos Arano in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isaac Ferreira saved Brazil from getting behind. Brazil's Celsinho Perez was substituted for Marquinhos Xande. After 70 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Baltasar Ladio. Mexico's Cornelio Villegas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 71st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Joel Enekoitz put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Isaac Ferreira. Cornelio Villegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 77th minute of the match. Brazil's Luiz Fabiano Sena managed to work through Mexico's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Luiz Fabiano Sena dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Isaac Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Arano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaac Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Tipi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Sena in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Cornelio Villegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Villegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Isaac Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Enekoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute, Luiz Fabiano Sena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cornelio Villegas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Brazil played a much better game than Mexico and deserved their victory. The Mexico players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.