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Spectators: 7973 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Russ Stark kicked off to start the match. When Wayne Winners's Justo Veloso in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye shenhua's goalie prevented a goal. Justo Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Vivaldo Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Justo Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilford Mott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. shenhua's Wilford Mott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justo Veloso in the 24th minute of play. shenhua's Wilford Mott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vivaldo Abreu in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Vivaldo Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wayne Winners fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Wilford Mott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivaldo Abreu in the 39th minute of play. Justo Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Wilford Mott tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Gustavo Gore managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when shenhua's Russ Stark fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Justo Veloso made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Reuben Sargent hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to shenhua getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Miles Connors hit a great ball. After some careless play in the shenhua defense, Justo Veloso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilford Mott. The shenhua fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilford Mott should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salvador Finney during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Wayne Winners booed when shenhua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Finney didn't get a good kick on the ball. Justo Veloso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind shenhua's goalkeeper Wilford Mott, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68th match minute, Wayne Winners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Kohler to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute of the match Miles Connors sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gustavo Gore skillfully saved the ball. If Justo Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vivaldo Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilford Mott having to interfere. Vivaldo Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilford Mott having to interfere. Wayne Winners's Vivaldo Abreu got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th match minute, Wayne Winners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marlon Culver to maneuver through the defense.