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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalie and right to Jacob May. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 8th minute of play forced ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalkeeper Slawomir Michalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Juan Rodriguez sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. Slawomir Michalski 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 20th minute. Slawomir Michalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slawomir Michalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Slawomir Michalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Calle Nordal hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Slawomir Michalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cassius Byrne didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play forced ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalkeeper Slawomir Michalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gualterio Venerando might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gualterio Venerando ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 45th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Michalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bert Justens to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Slawomir Michalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koby Fletcher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bert Justens in the 60th minute of play. If Bert Justens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Michalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. The corner ended in Cassius Byrne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Slawomir Michalski did a great save. Slawomir Michalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jenson Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Bert Justens made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bert Justens in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s zone, Monty Rogers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slawomir Michalski came out of the goal and Monty Rogers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 85th minute of play forced ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalkeeper Slawomir Michalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Michalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Slawomir Michalski in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Baker came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Slawomir Michalski could save by the left post. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bert Justens in the 93rd minute of the match. The ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.