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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Su Peng Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Su Peng Jian. Su Peng Jian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Su Peng Jian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of the match. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Bernt Finnman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 15 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Rouco. After having played for 22 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Su Peng Jian 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 23rd minute. In the 32nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Su Peng Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jouni Markkula hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jouni Markkula. Bernt Finnman in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. GrassNuts FC's Vitaliy van der Aa was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 45th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitaliy van der Aa to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes GrassNuts FC got a freekick which was hit by Huang Gang. In the 51st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Su Peng Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Huang Gang hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Mexico booed when GrassNuts FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brian Lindberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, GrassNuts FC's Su Peng Jian got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in the 71st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Vitaliy van der Aa came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Su Peng Jian was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Su Peng Jian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 86th minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Alberto Tafalla was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 90th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Su Peng Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mexico walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.