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Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Ertan Duman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, USA's Edward Mcdonald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gottfrid Hedström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ertan Duman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gottfrid Hedström was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Ertan Duman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Gottfrid Hedström came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Cassius Byrne. But to his dismay, Cassius Byrne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Ertan Duman sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besim Vecdet in the 30th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Ertan Duman sent off a good shot on target. USA's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ertan Duman 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ertan Duman made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the game Raphael Moore made a throw-in which Cassius Byrne played forward. USA:s Marco Day showed great skill when he stopped Ertan Duman:s penalty. 58 minutes into the game, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ertan Duman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. If Besim Vecdet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 65 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Vecdet came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ made a substitution. Stasio Plachetka replaced Besim Vecdet. In the 68th minute ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ were awarded a corner. Ibn Serkan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ibn Serkan to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 69th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edward Mcdonald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gottfrid Hedström was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Stasio Plachetka managed to get in a good position for a shot. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's supporters rose to their feet, but Stasio Plachetka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Gottfrid Hedström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Fotis Theofilopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Raphael Moore hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Gottfrid Hedström was a little too slow when Khalid Parry got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 5-3. 96 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Cao Jun Yan came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ had won, even though USA had held more of the ball.