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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 梅博适 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 陕西联合足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Cao Ming hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 陕西联合足球俱乐部's Cao Ming. 梅博适 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. 陕西联合足球俱乐部'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. 陕西联合足球俱乐部's 梅博适 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, 陕西联合足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but 梅博适 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes 陕西联合足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 李辉文. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by 陕西联合足球俱乐部's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 梅博适 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Paulo Reis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Paulo Reis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of play forced 陕西联合足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 梅博适 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 陕西联合足球俱乐部 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to 陕西联合足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Cao Ming hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 王翀冰 was the one to do the kick off. 王翀冰 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th 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. Karl-Axel Nordin's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karl-Axel Nordin helped the player get up and apologised. Karl-Axel Nordin kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and 梅博适 could save by the left post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 王翀冰 in the 65th minute of play. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 梅博适 having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 杨诚天, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, 陕西联合足球俱乐部's 梅博适 got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 梅博适 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 80th minute of play forced 陕西联合足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 梅博适 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 81 minutes, Paulo Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 陕西联合足球俱乐部's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Reis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, 王翀冰 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. In the 90th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The supporters of Mexico booed when 陕西联合足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. 曹景升 didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 陕西联合足球俱乐部 throughout the match.