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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nueva Adalucia's Alvito Helguera started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Mexico's Macos Graciani to fire away a dangerous shot which Larpe Cabrera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Alvito Helguera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvito Helguera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, Mané Alcaraz notched a goal, 2-0, 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. The audience was convinced that Alvito Helguera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 39th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Larpe Cabrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Nueva Adalucia's Alvito Helguera. But to his dismay, Alvito Helguera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvito Helguera in the 43rd minute of the match. After 47 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Alcaraz in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Larpe Cabrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Larpe Cabrera 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 60th minute. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Larpe Cabrera made a huge save. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Nueva Adalucia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Mexico's Luca Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Larpe Cabrera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Larpe Cabrera came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Tafalla slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 78th minute. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Murat Oberlack's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Luca Rouco's late challenge caught a Nueva Adalucia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luca Rouco helped the player get up and apologised. After 82 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Rouco. Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Nueva Adalucia from getting a goal against them. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Nueva Adalucia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 96th minute, Joel Gaona fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Larpe Cabrera, passed just outside the right post. The Nueva Adalucia support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.