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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Firmin Négrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of play. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Tanek Walczyk tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when ANAHA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassan Theron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Korkut Sinan'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. Ahmet Korkut Sinan helped the player get up and apologised. Ahmet Korkut Sinan hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Hassan Theron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind ANAHA FC's goalkeeper Firmin Négrel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ANAHA FC's Firmin Négrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Firmin Négrel. ANAHA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of ANAHA FC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 played minutes ANAHA FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacob Rieu. In the 25th minute, Joel Gaona 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. Cayetano Ponc's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Cayetano Ponc who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Francisco Ibañez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Ibañez to make the kick off. Firmin Négrel 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 53rd minute. Firmin Négrel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. After a rather tough play, ANAHA FC's Ludovic Guillois got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 62nd minute of play forced ANAHA FC's goalkeeper Firmin Négrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gaona to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc-Olivier Coq, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Djibril Herbaut 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. In the 79th minute Dudu Georgescu 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. ANAHA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Djibril Herbaut in the 81st minute. Djibril Herbaut made a great header on ANAHA FC's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanek Walczyk in the 81st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Tanek Walczyk 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. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Firmin Négrel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 87th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when ANAHA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathan Kostermans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 89th minute. Firmin Négrel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Djibril Herbaut missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 97 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Dante Lacasa right hand side. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ANAHA FC.