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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márcio Leitão in the 3rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Piczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 11th match minute, KF Trepça was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pio Antons to maneuver through the defense. After 12 played minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ignaz Pisula came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mexico reached it. In the 14th minute of the match KF Trepça got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pio Antons ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led KF Trepça's Csaba Takács to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignaz Pisula breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Leitão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignaz Pisula was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zachary Piczak in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. When Ahmet Kadri Tuncel fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KF Trepça's protests and gave Ahmet Kadri Tuncel a yellow card for diving instead. Ahmet Kadri Tuncel hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KF Trepça's Ignaz Pisula. Ignaz Pisula was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th minute, Kiki Kiki made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of KF Trepça booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Márcio Leitão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Ignaz Pisula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Ignaz Pisula was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignaz Pisula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Márcio Leitão in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. 53 minutes into the match, KF Trepça's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ignaz Pisula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Luca Rouco fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ignaz Pisula quite easily take care of the ball. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ignaz Pisula came out and tried to block the shot, but Lautaro Mancebo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Csaba Takács in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignaz Pisula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of play. Ignaz Pisula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 68th minute of play. Csaba Takács fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 72nd minute Csaba Takács 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. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ignaz Pisula read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Ignaz Pisula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 75th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Piczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Csaba Takács came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Pio Antons took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dante Lacasa. Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Csaba Takács blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. The supporters of Mexico booed when KF Trepça was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thibaut Zengers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.