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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Fernando Noguera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Fernando Noguera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. El coca fc's Florencio Osasun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of play. Florencio Osasun 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 25th minute. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Jardel Van Landschoot tried to sneak it across the goal line. Claudio Noguera hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute of play forced El coca fc's goalkeeper Florencio Osasun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florencio Osasun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Florencio Osasun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jardel Van Landschoot's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Day firmly grabbed it by the left post. After the first half USA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernando Noguera to strike the kick off in the second half. Florencio Osasun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El coca fc's Florencio Osasun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of play. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Florencio Osasun made a huge save. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Noguera in the 64th minute of the match. Claudio Noguera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Florencio Osasun in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 72 minutes of play, USA's Sam Campbell made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florencio Osasun was left in no man's land by his defense there! 75 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florencio Osasun. El coca fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Florencio Osasun 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 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Khalid Parry made a precise shot to the right of Florencio Osasun. El coca fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Noguera's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Florencio Osasun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 94th minute of play.