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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 5th minute of play forced 山东泰山队's goalkeeper 龚浩云 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheng Feng Ling in the 8th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Zheng Feng Ling notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Zheng Feng Ling sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute 杜亦诚 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 21st minute of play forced 山东泰山队's goalkeeper 龚浩云 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of play forced 山东泰山队's goalkeeper 龚浩云 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 龚浩云 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 山东泰山队's 龚浩云 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 杜亦诚 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 32nd minute of play forced 山东泰山队's goalkeeper 龚浩云 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 42ndth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 山东泰山队's 龚浩云 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zheng Feng Ling to strike the kick off in the second half. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zheng Feng Ling's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. 山东泰山队 were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 黄辰笑 took the corner. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Feng Ling came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zheng Feng Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zheng Feng Ling in the 69th minute of the match. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. 73 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 龚浩云 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with 龚浩云 in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to 山东泰山队 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Wincent Kajder hit a great ball. 山东泰山队's 龚浩云 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save 山东泰山队 from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. 龚浩云 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Arnold, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 84 played minutes 山东泰山队 got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Arnold. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the match, 山东泰山队's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but 龚浩云 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 山东泰山队 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.