League

Low
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when André Pritchett took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Chong Pack managed to get in a good position for a shot. Low's supporters rose to their feet, but Chong Pack was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ethan Velazquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ermenegilde Marcum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, André Pritchett cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Elmo Casey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 14 minutes, Ahmad Payne mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Low and the Changsha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ahmad Payne kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, André Pritchett put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Elmo Casey. Low's Elmo Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baiardo Toyo in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, André Pritchett was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Changsha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Low the free kick. In the 27th minute, André Pritchett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Low's goal looked a bit too open when André Pritchett came free, but Elmo Casey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmad Payne got his second yellow card in the match during the 33rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Low getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ahmad Payne hit a great ball. Chong Pack received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ethan Velazquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chong Pack's late challenge caught a Changsha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chong Pack helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Low's Chong Pack got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Baiardo Toyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elmo Casey having to interfere. After 47 played minutes Changsha FC got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Gabriaux. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chong Pack was the one to do the kick off. André Pritchett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elmo Casey having to interfere. Low's Elmo Casey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Low from getting a goal against them. Ermenegilde Marcum recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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 57th minute of play. André Pritchett scored 0-4 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elmo Casey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Changsha FC's André Pritchett slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elmo Casey. That made the score 0-5 after 62 minutes of play. An unexpected shot in the 66th minute by Baiardo Toyo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. André Pritchett could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Elmo Casey made a huge save. Elmo Casey was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Ferruccio Maranzano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ferruccio Maranzano really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baiardo Toyo in the 78th minute of play forced Low's goalkeeper Elmo Casey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Changsha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rémy Webber came free, but Ethan Velazquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Changsha FC's Ferruccio Maranzano got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 88th minute Timothy Cohen 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.