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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Venancio Dolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Vlahovic in the 4th minute of play. Venancio Dolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Goran Jeknić in the 6th minute of the match. Jeremije Mirković showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Peter in the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Mexico's Gaston Peter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremije Mirković made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 18th minute, Gaston Peter made a precise shot to the right of Jeremije Mirković. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 21 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo came free, but Venancio Dolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25thth minute of the game Gaston Peter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Serbia's Jeremije Mirković was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rastko Santrač struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Venancio Dolfo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. Mexico's attentive Marcos Libertad managed to snatch the ball when Lazar Cukić made a throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game. If Gaston Peter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lazar Cukić hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Gaston Peter made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Gaston Peter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jeremije Mirković was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rastko Santrač in the 54th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Venancio Dolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Serbia's goalkeeper Jeremije Mirković, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Gaston Peter made a precise shot to the right of Jeremije Mirković. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Gaston Peter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeremije Mirković read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Jeremije Mirković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Peter, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Jeremije Mirković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Peter in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Mexico's Gaston Peter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeremije Mirković narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Serbia made a substitution. Milija Ivanić replaced Mihajlo Mrvaljević. In the 76th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Serbia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjamin Mikolas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Mexico's Arturo Espiridion getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 80th minute Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Dolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lazar Cukić hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Gaston Peter might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremije Mirković. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaston Peter ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Peter in the 88th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Jeremije Mirković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89thth minute of the game Gaston Peter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Serbia's Jeremije Mirković was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Serbia's Ugochukwutubelum Antetokounmpo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Venancio Dolfo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1.