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Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) Gabriel Iancu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dee Boswell hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Gabriel Iancu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rakow Czestochowa's Josef MacDonald was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabriel Iancu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nazaire Klein kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Matthieu Mills charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matthieu Mills the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes Rakow Czestochowa got a freekick which was hit by Matthieu Mills. Jonas Desjardins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Josef MacDonald having to make a save. Rakow Czestochowa's Dee Boswell suffered a concussion after 19 minutes and had to leave the field. 19 minutes into the game, Gabriel Iancu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MC Guard AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rakow Czestochowa the free kick. Gabriel Iancu hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriel Iancu in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef MacDonald prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rakow Czestochowa's Josef MacDonald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Iancu in the 28th minute of play. Josef MacDonald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Iancu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Mitchell Cantu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Aubrey Lagueux made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, Rakow Czestochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Iancu came free, but Josef MacDonald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When MC Guard AFC's Gabriel Iancu in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rakow Czestochowa's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rakow Czestochowa's zone, Jonas Desjardins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josef MacDonald came out of the goal and Jonas Desjardins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute Gabriel Iancu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josef MacDonald saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Josef MacDonald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Iancu's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Gabriel Iancu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josef MacDonald having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Mitchell Cantu made the kick off in the second half. Lucien Mitchell charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucien Mitchell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Rakow Czestochowa getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Lucien Mitchell hit a great ball. When Gabriel Iancu came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the MC Guard AFC 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 Gabriel Iancu couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Rakow Czestochowa's zone, Jonas Desjardins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josef MacDonald came out of the goal and Jonas Desjardins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 61 in the game by Gabriel Iancu from a close distance when the talented Josef MacDonald managed to make a qualified save. Rakow Czestochowa's players were relieved. Ismael Frey took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Josef MacDonald. Josef MacDonald 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Gabriel Iancu managed to get in a good position for a shot. MC Guard AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Iancu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef MacDonald breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gabriel Iancu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rakow Czestochowa's Josef MacDonald was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Josef MacDonald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Iancu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Rakow Czestochowa's Josef MacDonald proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Rakow Czestochowa from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the match, Gabriel Iancu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josef MacDonald. Rakow Czestochowa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Iancu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. David Plummer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Josef MacDonald having to make a save. Josef MacDonald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Iancu's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. If Gabriel Iancu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonas Desjardins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Iancu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 94th minute. MC Guard AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. MC Guard AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.