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NIZHIJIANG
Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bradly Albrecht made the kick off which started today's match. Rubin Mercure's late challenge caught a Canuck's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rubin Mercure helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes NIZHIJIANG got a freekick which was hit by Rubin Mercure. After 6 played minutes, Canuck's Mack Irvin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Samuel Melton came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Canuck reached it. In the 13th minute, Edgar Charpie 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. Wilson Meyers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bradly Albrecht in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Canuck's Daron Bruno got a free kick in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, NIZHIJIANG's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrich Marcum came free, but Samuel Melton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, NIZHIJIANG's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrich Marcum came free, but Samuel Melton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradly Albrecht in the 21st minute of play forced Canuck's goalkeeper Wilson Meyers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Bradly Albrecht managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NIZHIJIANG's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bradly Albrecht was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th minute, Bradly Albrecht 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 33rd minute, Canuck's Gaston Lamare seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gaston Lamare the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Canuck protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gaston Lamare had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 32 minutes into the game, one of Canuck:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave NIZHIJIANG a penalty, 35 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Elmo McMillan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Canuck's Wilson Meyers. 2-0. With a little luck, Canuck's Wilson Meyers got control of the ball when Edgar Charpie tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Canuck's Wilson Meyers got control of the ball when Edgar Charpie tried to sneak it across the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Edgardo Ibarra struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Samuel Melton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Canuck. Bradly Albrecht fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Meyers having to interfere. Wilson Meyers didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when NIZHIJIANG's Edgar Charpie shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Wilson Meyers 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 65th minute. Wilson Meyers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradly Albrecht, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Canuck's zone, Edgar Charpie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Meyers came out of the goal and Edgar Charpie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. NIZHIJIANG's Samuel Melton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save NIZHIJIANG from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in NIZHIJIANG's zone, Edgardo Ibarra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Melton came out of the goal and Edgardo Ibarra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edgardo Ibarra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Samuel Melton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Canuck getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eugène Pugh hit a great ball. If Edgar Charpie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. César Burr's late challenge caught a NIZHIJIANG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. César Burr helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Canuck getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. César Burr hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. NIZHIJIANG had won after a very even match.