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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Samyang Ramen's Walter Siggman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 10th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Alex Wållander. Samyang Ramen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walter Siggman. After a defensive mix-up in Samyang Ramen's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Wållander came out of the goal and Micah Macdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Thor Dalström heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by England's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman was slow to take the kick. During this time Samyang Ramen's players had a chance to rest. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Siggman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Walter Siggman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Khalid Kennedy throw himself and got hold of the ball when Walter Siggman in the 43rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Samyang Ramen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hans-Jürgen Nudelman in the 44th minute. The corner led Samyang Ramen's Hans-Jürgen Nudelman to fire away a dangerous shot which Khalid Kennedy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Eddie Willis tried in the 44th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Khalid Kennedy a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 53rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caelan Hayes to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Fabrizio Ravanelli made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Samyang Ramen made a substitution. Bo-Erik Apelkvist replaced Fabrizio Ravanelli. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göran Nordgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Hans-Jürgen Nudelman charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans-Jürgen Nudelman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes Samyang Ramen got a freekick which was hit by Hans-Jürgen Nudelman. Samyang Ramen made a substitution. Ragnar Rudqvist replaced Jon Kaxe. Samyang Ramen's Sam Yang was substituted for Walter Siggman. After a rather tough play, Samyang Ramen's Hans-Jürgen Nudelman got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to Samyang Ramen getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Thor Dalström hit a great ball. Micah Macdonald struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Alex Wållander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Micah Macdonald made a great header on England's corner, it was just that Samyang Ramen's Alex Wållander managed to reach the ball for a save. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Samyang Ramen's Bo-Erik Apelkvist. But to his dismay, Bo-Erik Apelkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 96th match minute, Samyang Ramen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Dalström to maneuver through the defense. Samyang Ramen were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of England for a fine match.