League

Helong Stadium
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when André Pritchett kicked off to start the match. Ahmad Payne took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ethan Velazquez. Ethan Velazquez 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. Elmo Casey made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when André Pritchett sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves André Pritchett could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Elmo Casey however easily saved by the left post. Baiardo Toyo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute, Changsha FC's Baiardo Toyo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Elmo Casey. Elmo Casey yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 21st minute, Baiardo Toyo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Ermenegilde Marcum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes Changsha FC got a freekick which was hit by Baiardo Toyo. Chong Pack received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ethan Velazquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timothy Cohen during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Low booed when Changsha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timothy Cohen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ferruccio Maranzano kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Chong Pack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baiardo Toyo got free with Elmo Casey in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rémy Webber hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

André Pritchett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ahmad Payne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Velazquez having to interfere. Changsha FC's Luciano Gabriaux quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Don Mott, made in the 58th minute of the game. Elmo Casey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from André Pritchett went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, André Pritchett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Changsha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but André Pritchett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elmo Casey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the match, Changsha FC's André Pritchett sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elmo Casey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Low's goal looked a bit too open when Baiardo Toyo came free, but Elmo Casey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chong Pack's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ethan Velazquez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Elmo Casey came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Changsha FC's Timothy Cohen. But to his dismay, Timothy Cohen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. In the 91st minute André Pritchett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elmo Casey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elmo Casey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baiardo Toyo in the 92nd minute of the match. Baiardo Toyo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Changsha FC fully deserved thier win.