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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Baldaia took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Cassius Byrne. Paulo Baldaia might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Baldaia ran back to his position shaking his head. 5 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Baldaia came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Dagoberto Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of play forced ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goalkeeper Dagoberto Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 21st minute of play. Paulo Baldaia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dagoberto Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dagoberto Zonta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cassius Byrne scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dagoberto Zonta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 40 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Dagoberto Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Gündüz Mutlualp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the USA defense, Paulo Baldaia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute Jenson Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Baldaia in the 71st minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Paulo Baldaia made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s King Køng was substituted for Gündüz Mutlualp. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ made a substitution. Iwo Bentkowski replaced Paulo Baldaia. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. The corner ended in Jenson Smith almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta did a great save. Marco Baker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Dagoberto Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 89 in the game by Sam Campbell from a close distance when the talented Dagoberto Zonta managed to make a qualified save. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s players were relieved. 94 minutes into the game, Khalid Parry cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Dagoberto Zonta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. USA played a much better game than ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ and deserved their victory. The ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.