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Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauricio Hidalgo started the match with the kick off. Alexander Mejia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Medvedev, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Radamir Evdokimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Hidalgo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Ruslan Bychkov took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexander Mejia. Alexander Mejia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 10th minute, Mauricio Hidalgo made a precise shot to the right of Radamir Evdokimov. Belarus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Guatemala's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Esteban Rey in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Guatemala's goal looked a bit too open when Oleg Arhipov came free, but Alexander Mejia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tadeuz Glazko's late challenge caught a Guatemala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tadeuz Glazko helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute, Tadeuz Glazko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauricio Hidalgos short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Radamir Evdokimov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 28th minute Guatemala were awarded a corner. Esteban Rey went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Esteban Rey almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belarus's Radamir Evdokimov did a great save. Belarus's Radamir Evdokimov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Belarus from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, Belarus's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mauricio Hidalgo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Dagoberto Magaña managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guatemala's supporters rose to their feet, but Dagoberto Magaña was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radamir Evdokimov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexander Mejia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Medvedev in the 40th minute of the match. Mateush Lubovich charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mateush Lubovich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mateush Lubovich hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Radamir Evdokimov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauricio Hidalgo in the 44th minute. In the 44th minute, Mateush Lubovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mauricio Hidalgo came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Guatemala 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 Mauricio Hidalgo couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Oleg Arhipov made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauricio Hidalgo in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radamir Evdokimov saved Belarus from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aleksandr Yakovenko got free with Alexander Mejia in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Belarus's Radamir Evdokimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Hidalgo in the 60th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oleg Arhipov in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Mejia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Radamir Evdokimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Hidalgo in the 68th minute of play. Belarus's Radamir Evdokimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Hidalgo in the 73rd minute of play. Alexander Mejia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Medvedev in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Guatemala's Douglas Galdamez got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Belarus's Juljan Belkin was substituted for Tadeuz Glazko. In the 83rd minute, Douglas Galdamez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guatemala's Alexander Mejia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Guatemala from getting a goal against them. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Guatemala's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Oleg Gaevsky was slow to take the kick. During this time Belarus's players had a chance to rest. Mateush Lubovich made a great header on Belarus's corner, it was just that Guatemala's Alexander Mejia managed to reach the ball for a save. When Guatemala's Mauricio Hidalgo in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belarus's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute Oleg Arhipov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Mejia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Guatemala getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Paolo Talia hit a great ball. With a little luck, Guatemala's Alexander Mejia got control of the ball when Georgij Dzerzhinsky tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Guatemala's goalkeeper Alexander Mejia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Georgij Dzerzhinsky. Mauricio Hidalgo took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Radamir Evdokimov. Radamir Evdokimov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1.