Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Ali Nejat Özsungur made the kick off and thus started the match. Cheng Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Cheng Qiang made a huge save. In the 9th minute, Dennis Stokkeland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Cheng Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nejat Özsungur came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheng Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Nejat Özsungur in the 24th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nejat Özsungur came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Fredrik Aalvik 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. Anselmo Jaen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Cheng Qiang made a huge save. After a rather tough play, team pollen's Ali Nejat Özsungur got a free kick in the 40th minute. Cheng Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Cazalla in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. team pollen'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cheng Qiang quite easily take care of the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Ali Nejat Özsungur notched a goal, 0-1, 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Mexico booed when team pollen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leon Bakkelund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cheng Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. team pollen's Cheng Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 55th minute of play. team pollen were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafa Figueiredo took the corner. Rafa Figueiredo made a great header on team pollen's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. When team pollen's Ali Nejat Özsungur in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. 64 minutes into the match, team pollen's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cheng Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Anselmo Jaen 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. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafa Figueiredo was slow to take the kick. During this time team pollen's players had a chance to rest. 71 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cheng Qiang. team pollen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ali Nejat Özsungur showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 74 minute of play. Cheng Qiang came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 81st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheng Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fredrik Aalvik got free with Dante Lacasa in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Ali Nejat Özsungur got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 2-3. After a rather tough play, team pollen's Leon Bakkelund got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95thth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but team pollen's Cheng Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but team pollen's Cheng Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Mexico lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.
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