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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona 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. The crowd rose to their feet as 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 刘磊强 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, 刘磊强 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. 刘磊强 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. The throw-in from Leonardo Leoz in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's Radowit Watarz. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 20th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's attentive Radowit Watarz managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 方云朋 was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, 刘磊强 took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 44th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 刘磊强 was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. 刘磊强 hit a great ball. 55 minutes in the game Macos Graciani did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alberto Tafalla. 方云朋 made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with 方云朋 in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 方云朋. That made the score 3-3 after 58 minutes of play. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 方云朋 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, 潘宇镇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. When 刘磊强 came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 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 刘磊强 couldn't finish the play. 77 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but 方云朋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla spun around in front of the goal 78 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goal. With a little luck, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. After 84 played minutes 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 got a freekick which was hit by 杨瑜耀. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 89th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 to leave the ground with a draw.