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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox 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. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 陆宁彬 in the 5th minute of play. Xavier Gallagher took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 曾岚轩. 曾岚轩 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. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 陆宁彬 in the 11th minute of play. If 陆宁彬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 played minutes 中职联—河南建业 got a freekick which was hit by 江沙骏. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 曾岚轩 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 26 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. 曾岚轩 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when 邓南洲 came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The attack was good, but when 邓南洲 in the 29th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 中职联—河南建业's 曾岚轩 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 33rd minute of play. When 邓南洲 came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the 中职联—河南建业 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 邓南洲 couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Kyle Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 曾岚轩 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Issac Dawson took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 曾岚轩. 曾岚轩 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 陆宁彬 to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, 江沙骏 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 洪云宽, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 曾岚轩 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kyle Cox showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 59 minute of play. 曾岚轩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 62nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as England's Kyle Cox slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 曾岚轩. That made the score 0-7 after 65 minutes of play. 中职联—河南建业's 曾岚轩 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save 中职联—河南建业 from getting a goal against them. 曾岚轩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 73rd minute of play. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 洪云宽 in the 75th minute of play. 曾岚轩 was a little too slow when Caelan Hayes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-8. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 洪云宽, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 曾岚轩 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Gallagher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cooper Thompson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 85 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy had in the 87thth minute some difficulties stopping 马烨默's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 89th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 曾岚轩 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陆宁彬, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The supporters of 中职联—河南建业 booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Gallagher didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 洪云宽 in the 93rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. After a rather tough play, 中职联—河南建业's 邓南洲 got a free kick in the 97th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. England had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.