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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末's Guus Harmsen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guus Harmsen went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末's 魏亮宇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末's goalkeeper 魏亮宇 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末's goalkeeper 魏亮宇, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 14th minute. The corner led to USA's Jacob May getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 魏亮宇 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Guus Harmsen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 23rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 魏亮宇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Monty Rogers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guus Harmsen in the 34th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guus Harmsen. 魏亮宇 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. 魏亮宇 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 40th minute. Guus Harmsen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, USA's Edward Mcdonald got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 52nd minute of the game Raphael Moore made a throw-in which Jacob May played forward. 魏亮宇 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 魏亮宇 didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Guus Harmsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guus Harmsen in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th match minute, ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 顾升川 to maneuver through the defense. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末's 顾升川 got a free kick in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with 魏亮宇 in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guus Harmsen in the 70th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Guus Harmsen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 77 minutes into the game, Guus Harmsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guus Harmsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jacob May had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. ≮王者归来≯风起青萍之末 were victorious despite being under pressure from USA for much of the match.