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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice moves Medero Barral could shoot a difficult shot in the 2nd minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. 4 minutes into the match, Medero Barral notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Julio-César van Beek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Medero Barral sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Altza Herria's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Julio-César van Beek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio-César van Beek quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and 康鸿潮 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 康鸿潮 really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 25 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Medero Barral. Altza Herria's Julio-César van Beek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of play. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Christiano Ronaldo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 3-0. The supporters of Mexico booed when Altza Herria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. 康鸿潮 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio-César van Beek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 31st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 康鸿潮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Altza Herria's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Julio-César van Beek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Conrado Pastor hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Julio-César van Beek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 45th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Altza Herria's Marcos Saavedra was substituted for 康鸿潮. 52 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Julio-César van Beek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Facundo Cadaval came up free with the goalie in the 58th 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 Facundo Cadaval couldn't finish the play. In the 59th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. Julio-César van Beek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 62nd minute. Altza Herria's Angel Castelao was substituted for Pipo Pi. Lautaro Mancebo in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio-César van Beek, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Julio-César van Beek threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Altza Herria's Iurie Macovei got a free kick in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Conrado Pastor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Altza Herria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. A collision led to Altza Herria getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Conrado Pastor hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Julio-César van Beek in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio-César van Beek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Altza Herria's Julio-César van Beek. Julio-César van Beek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio-César van Beek firmly grabbed it by the left post. 89 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio-César van Beek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 90th minute. Mexico's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Conrado Pastor was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 91st match minute, Altza Herria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Pastor to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Marcos Saavedra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Altza Herria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mexico players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Altza Herria.