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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 4th minute of the match. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 7th minute of the match. In the 13th 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. In the 15th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baltasar Frasquito in the 17th minute. Gianluca Buffon 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 19th minute. Gianluca Buffon 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 21st minute. In the 24thth minute of the game Baltasar Frasquito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluca Buffon saved Nevşehirspor from getting behind. In the 27thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nevşehirspor's Gianluca Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 30th minute of play forced Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jenson Smith hit a great ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Gianluca Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 38th minute of play. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluca Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 46th minute of play forced Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Nevşehirspor's Ferdi Kadıoğlu was substituted for Cankut Koytak. The supporters of USA booed when Nevşehirspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ayaz Aydın didn't get a good kick on the ball. USA were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Nevşehirspor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. The corner led USA's Cassius Byrne to fire away a dangerous shot which Gianluca Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 57th minute of play forced Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluca Buffon made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. 65 minutes into the match, Nevşehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Gianluca Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Koby Fletcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. If Rıdvan Kurushov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gianluca Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltasar Frasquito in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluca Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 84th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Cipriano Proença stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Cipriano Proença tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Nevşehirspor's Gianluca Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play.