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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd match minute, FC Jena-Nord 02 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rashko Dodov to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, FC Jena-Nord 02's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Eric McThomas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric McThomas having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play forced FC Jena-Nord 02's goalkeeper Eric McThomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Jöckel came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Jöckel came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 10th 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 Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Leroy Rösch sent off a good shot on target. Eric McThomas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. Eric McThomas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Samuel Dölle sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC Jena-Nord 02 getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rashko Dodov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Jena-Nord 02's Paul Jöckel got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Eric McThomas. FC Jena-Nord 02's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 45th minute of play forced FC Jena-Nord 02's goalkeeper Eric McThomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Jena-Nord 02's Eric McThomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The wind increased when Paul Jöckel made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC Jena-Nord 02's Eric McThomas got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that FC Jena-Nord 02's Eric McThomas managed to reach the ball for a save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gordian Ottmar in the 55th minute of play. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric McThomas having to interfere. Eric McThomas made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Eric McThomas managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Mexico's Alberto Tafalla fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Joel Gaona might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric McThomas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Gaona ran back to his position shaking his head. After 71 played minutes FC Jena-Nord 02 got a freekick which was hit by Uwe Schnitzler. A hard shot by Joel Gaona from long distance, 72 minutes into the match, got Eric McThomas's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 75th minute, FC Jena-Nord 02's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alberto Tafalla fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 76 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Leroy Rösch came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paul Jöckel in the 77th minute of play. Eric McThomas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 82nd minute. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Eric McThomas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eric McThomas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Eric McThomas in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 89th minute. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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