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Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Turgay Hafi got the match started through his kick off. Ciro Nerio 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 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 10th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Turgay Hafi scored 1-0 in the 15th 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. 21 minutes into the match, Edward Mcdonald had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciro Nerio. Bancruz F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Mcdonald was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 24th minute, Placido Oto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio 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 Turgay Hafi in the 32nd minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Hafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 41st minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Monty Rogers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Ciro Nerio made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute, Edward Mcdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Nerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Turgay Hafi in the 67th minute of play. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Ciro Nerio made a huge save. Ciro Nerio 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 75th minute. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Bancruz F.C's Alfonso Tauro was substituted for Clodoveo Matro. Bancruz F.C's Andro Konsap was substituted for Carlos Borghi. Carlos Arixo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, USA's Sam Campbell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Nerio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ciro Nerio was a little too slow when Sam Campbell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 1-4. The supporters of USA booed when Bancruz F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Tauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Jenson Smith fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ciro Nerio quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bancruz F.C.