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Spectators: 6765 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmed Cote took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Dexter Baez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Cote recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Eldon Avalos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmed Cote in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevin Hathaway saved AC Milan from getting behind. In the 16th minute, Dexter Baez 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. Ahmed Cote's late challenge caught a AC Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Cote helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AC Milan booed when 4th Republic USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Cote didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of AC Milan booed when 4th Republic USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Cote didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ahmed Cote had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Ahmed Cote ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevin Hathaway was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in AC Milan's zone, Angelo Eubanks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kevin Hathaway came out of the goal and Angelo Eubanks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Del Locke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Kevin Hathaway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 minutes, Ahmed Cote made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. AC Milan's Kevin Hathaway tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Doug Rivers made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Werner Villarreal however managed to control. In the 48th minute, Angelo Eubanks ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevin Hathaway was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. The AC Milan players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 4th Republic USA were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eldon Avalos to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in AC Milan's zone, Angelo Eubanks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kevin Hathaway came out of the goal and Angelo Eubanks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AC Milan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Angelo Eubanks scored to the left of an out of position Kevin Hathaway, making the score, 0-5. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Milan's goalkeeper Kevin Hathaway, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 68 minutes into the game, Angelo Eubanks recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kevin Hathaway. Angelo Eubanks showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. When %teams%'s Ahmed Cote was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-7 just inside the left pole, 74 minutes into the game. Kevin Hathaway was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After a rather tough play, 4th Republic USA's Ahmed Cote got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Eldon Avalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevin Hathaway showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Cote in the 79th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Eldon Avalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Eubanks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Hathaway having to interfere. Kevin Hathaway made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Cote in the 84th minute of play. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Angelo Eubanks kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kevin Hathaway. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kevin Hathaway should have stopped the shot. Angelo Eubanks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Kevin Hathaway made a huge save. In the 90th minute of the match 4th Republic USA got a corner. AC Milan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Clayton Albrecht ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Clayton Albrecht got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kevin Hathaway quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. AC Milan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Ahmed Cote scored to the left of an out of position Kevin Hathaway, making the score, 0-9. 4th Republic USA played a much better game than AC Milan and deserved their victory. The AC Milan players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.