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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodion Nikitin kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodion Nikitin in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Pousada 2 Pedros FC's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tulio Maravilha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 23 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Pimenta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes into the game, Cafu Pitta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pousada 2 Pedros FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Cafu Pitta hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Marco Pimenta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodion Nikitin got free with Dante Lacasa in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 41 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Pimenta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alberto Tafalla was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Facundo Cadaval took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Pimenta. Marco Pimenta 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. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tulio Maravilha's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Marco Pimenta successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodion Nikitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Pimenta 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 77th minute. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Alberto Tafalla reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marco Pimenta. The goal made the score 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 88th minute of play forced Pousada 2 Pedros FC's goalkeeper Marco Pimenta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pousada 2 Pedros FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Pousada 2 Pedros FC's Marco Pimenta managed to reach the ball for a save. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pousada 2 Pedros FC's goalie prevented a goal. 91 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Rodion Nikitin came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Joel Gaona took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Marco Pimenta to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pousada 2 Pedros FC throughout the match.