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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niklas Lundqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Lundqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Basso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 7th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gelu Plopșor during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of The Shadows:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of USA:s goal. Marcos Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of the match. At last the ball reached Herbert Holmgren at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of USA. 1-0. After some careless play in the The Shadows defense, Cassius Byrne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Basso. The The Shadows fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Basso should have stopped the shot. 35 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Herbert Holmgren hit a great ball. Marcos Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 46th minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Marcos Basso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcos Basso, 1-2. In the 58th minute, Monty Rogers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Basso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. If Bastian Von Axelson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, USA's Marcos Basso threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monty Rogers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, The Shadows's Marcos Basso got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Shadows's Marcos Basso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Lundqvist in the 74th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Mcdonald hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The Shadows made a substitution. Ni Yu Feng replaced Bo á Bø. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Edward Mcdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Shadows's Gelu Plopșor got a free kick in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Marco Baker made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Basso. The Shadows's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Marcos Basso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Holmgren in the 87th minute of the match. Marcos Basso made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Marcos Basso made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target.