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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 汪浩邦 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by 汪浩邦 in the 9th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Edward Mcdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Mcdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 汪浩邦, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, João Francisco Madureira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and João Francisco Madureira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 雷烨霆 having to interfere. Cassius Byrne struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. 雷烨霆 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. Utku Doğan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. 雷烨霆 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 46 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-City's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but 雷烨霆 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 汪浩邦 in the 52nd minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 汪浩邦, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 雷烨霆 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 55th minute of the match. 57 minutes in the game Jenson Smith did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Monty Rogers. 61 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-City's goalkeeper 雷烨霆 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Mcdonald. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with 雷烨霆 in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute, USA's Cassius Byrne dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. 【AC】Black Dragon-City made a substitution. 范军希 replaced 汪浩邦. 【AC】Black Dragon-City's 雷烨霆 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 73rd minute of play. 雷烨霆 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to 【AC】Black Dragon-City getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Utku Doğan hit a great ball. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. 雷烨霆 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 83rd minute. Marco Baker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, 范军希 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Baker was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 94 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-City's goalkeeper 雷烨霆 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Baker. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 96th minute of play forced 【AC】Black Dragon-City's goalkeeper 雷烨霆 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The 【AC】Black Dragon-City fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.