Old Trafford
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 5th minute of the match. Braulio Gartxot 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 7th minute. In the 8th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Red Devils's Simone Spano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Diego Bradley in the 9 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 11th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcel da Rocha in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley threw the ball into play from the sideline. Red Devils's Radoslaw Solibieda quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Braulio Gartxot 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 27th minute. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 30th minute of the match. Marcel da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel da Rocha came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Braulio Gartxot 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 35th minute. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dawid Kalak hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Edward Mcdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Braulio Gartxot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcel da Rocha to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 59 minutes, Marcel da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcel da Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Braulio Gartxot 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 62nd minute. In the 66th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Mcdonald to maneuver through the defense. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Edward Mcdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. 81 minutes into the match, Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 84 minutes of play, USA's Sam Campbell made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Braulio Gartxot was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Braulio Gartxot in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 89th minute of the game was made by Diego Bradley with Khalid Parry as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 92nd minute of play. Braulio Gartxot 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 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the USA players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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