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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ciro Elija made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Luciano Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Elija scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Caetano da Silveira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 18th minute of play forced Chelsicha's goalkeeper Caetano da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caetano da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 23rd minute of play. Caetano da Silveira 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 39th minute. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Cassius Byrne sped through Chelsicha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Caetano da Silveira. Caetano da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Chelsicha's Ciro Elija. But to his dismay, Ciro Elija quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. Caetano da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 59 minutes Chelsicha's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. USA's Cassius Byrne was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Caetano da Silveira in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cassius Byrne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Caetano da Silveira. Chelsicha's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cassius Byrne shot a long shot in the 59th minute and a light blocked Caetano da Silveira hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 2-3. In the 63rd match minute, Chelsicha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Barreto to maneuver through the defense. Chelsicha made a substitution. 韩铮雄 replaced Victor Velloso. After 64 played minutes Chelsicha got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Barreto. Rodrigo Félix hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Cassius Byrne was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 韩铮雄 in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 73rd minute of play forced Chelsicha's goalkeeper Caetano da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Elija received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano Barreto hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. A collision led to Chelsicha getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Luciano Barreto hit a great ball. Caetano da Silveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 80th minute. Ciro Elija received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Chelsicha's Caetano da Silveira got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, USA's Marco Baker got a free kick in the 90th minute. After 96th play minutes 韩铮雄 shot 3-3, a short shot which went by Marco Day and just under the crossbar into goal. 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.