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NIZHIJIANG
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bradly Albrecht got the match started through his kick off. 0-1 became the score in the 3rd minute when Merrill Hadley elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Rubin Mercure hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the game, Ioco's Mitch Ibarra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Melton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 11th minute Mitch Ibarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Melton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Emile McWilliams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Melton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelien Langelier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubin Mercure, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a defensive mix-up in NIZHIJIANG's zone, John Timmons stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Melton came out of the goal and John Timmons tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aurelien Langelier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Homer McClendon, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 30th minute, Rubin Mercure hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Timmons in the 33rd minute of play forced NIZHIJIANG's goalkeeper Samuel Melton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Melton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Timmons, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 44th minute, Bradly Albrecht reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aurelien Langelier. The goal made the score 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mitch Ibarra to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Nicolas Merchant cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Aurelien Langelier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 56th minute of the match, Emile McWilliams tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Samuel Melton saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 59th minute, Mitch Ibarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuel Melton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Timmons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merrill Hadley scored 3-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Samuel Melton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aurelien Langelier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Charpie, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After a defensive mix-up in NIZHIJIANG's zone, Mitch Ibarra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Melton came out of the goal and Mitch Ibarra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. John Timmons received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Samuel Melton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of NIZHIJIANG booed when Ioco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bob Mallory didn't get a good kick on the ball.