San Francisco Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) October 04's Emilio Cascajares 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. A collision led to October 04 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cai Yuan hit a great ball. Eskil Vester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eskil Vester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eskil Vester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Eskil Vester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Claudinei Custódio managed to get in a good position for a shot. October 04's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinei Custódio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eskil Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, October 04's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Eskil Vester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 39th minute of play forced October 04's goalkeeper Eskil Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Mexico booed when October 04 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but October 04's Eskil Vester was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eskil Vester 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 66th minute. After 68 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eskil Vester was left in no man's land by his defense there! October 04's Luís Fabiano Gaspar was substituted for Aníbal Correia. 73 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Cascajares came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, October 04's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Eskil Vester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fellipe Valle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fellipe Valle in the 77th minute of play. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luca Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eskil Vester having to make a save. Eskil Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, October 04's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Eskil Vester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 88th minute of play forced October 04's goalkeeper Eskil Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after October 04's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Eskil Vester despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 91 minutes into the game, one of October 04:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Eskil Vester had in the 93rdth minute some difficulties stopping Joel Gaona's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. October 04's Eskil Vester proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save October 04 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, October 04's Cai Yuan got a free kick in the 95th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eskil Vester breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The October 04 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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