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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dom Erik made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Parfrente FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Doru Lupașcu hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Pedro Marinho. Parfrente FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Zé Pedro Marinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Netto in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Pedro Marinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute of play. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gildo Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé Pedro Marinho. Zé Pedro Marinho 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Alagoano in the 33rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla managed to work through Parfrente FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Alberto Tafalla dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 36th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flávio de Sena got free with Dante Lacasa in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Joel Gaona suffered a fractured collar bone after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Basílio Madureira during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bautista Elvira in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Pedro Marinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bautista Elvira to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Dom Erik came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dom Erik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gildo Tinoco came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Pedro Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 59th minute of the match. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Zé Pedro Marinho made a huge save. In the 63rd minute Gildo Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dom Erik in the 66th minute of play. Parfrente FC's Zé Pedro Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to Parfrente FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Diego Goiano hit a great ball. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 71st 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. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Parfrente FC's Dedê Alagoano. But to his dismay, Dedê Alagoano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Pedro Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bautista Elvira in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Facundo Cadaval ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Pedro Marinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. After having played for 91 minutes, Bautista Elvira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bautista Elvira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gildo Tinoco came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dom Erik in the 94th minute of play. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.