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旺竹山禾地
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Krestian Renner made the kick off which started today's match. Jenson Smith blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 徐永洲 having to make a save. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bayhan Cangur in the 7th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Zach Harrison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, 白梁荣 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and 白梁荣 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 徐永洲 was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When 大汉•旺竹山生产队's Krestian Renner in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mac 诸葛亮, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 徐永洲 was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Monty Rogers in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 徐永洲 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mac 诸葛亮 in the 29th minute of play. USA were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after 大汉•旺竹山生产队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 徐永洲 quite easily take care of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, 大汉•旺竹山生产队's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but 徐永洲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when USA's Monty Rogers fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a rather tough play, USA's Zach Harrison got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute of the match 大汉•旺竹山生产队 got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 白梁荣 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cassius Byrne was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 63rd minute. USA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Krestian Renner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. 徐永洲 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 67th minute. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Monty Rogers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 徐永洲 quite easily take care of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, USA's Edward Mcdonald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 徐永洲 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of USA booed when 大汉•旺竹山生产队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. 孟海平 didn't get a good kick on the ball. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. 大汉•旺竹山生产队's 雷战沙 was substituted for Mac 诸葛亮. After a rather tough play, 大汉•旺竹山生产队's 孟海平 got a free kick in the 81st minute. 徐永洲 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 86th minute. 徐永洲 made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but 徐永洲 made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 91st minute of play forced 大汉•旺竹山生产队's goalkeeper 徐永洲 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krestian Renner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. 92 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Krestian Renner came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sam Campbell did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised 徐永洲 93 minutes into the match. The 大汉•旺竹山生产队 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.