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Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Venancio Salvino got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Venancio Salvino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 张常阳 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Venancio Salvino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Venancio Salvino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Henric in the 17th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's 张常阳 managed to reach the ball for a save. After 20 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. When Lautaro Mancebo got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Mexico. 张常阳 made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. 27 minutes into the game, ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ's Venancio Salvino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Henric in the 33rd minute of play. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in 37 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. 张常阳 guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jufran Van Landschoot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Jufran Van Landschoot came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venancio Salvino in the 44th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albano Henric in the 47th minute of the match. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wen Qing Bo took the corner. After the first half ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Rouco. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Wen Qing Bo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Wen Qing Bo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 张常阳 having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Venancio Salvino got free with Dante Lacasa in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute of the match, Richard Textex tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 67th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 张常阳 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Venancio Salvino in the 70th minute. ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ made a substitution. Zhuo Guang Xing replaced Wen Qing Bo. In the 77th minute Venancio Salvino 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. 张常阳 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 张常阳 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venancio Salvino in the 86th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Venancio Salvino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. The ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ㄩ几ᗪ乇尺Ꮆ尺ㄖㄩ几ᗪ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.