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Asterix&ObelixArena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Peng Qi Chong kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Martyon Diehl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 박 태 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cassius Byrne sped through Astreix&ObelixSoccer's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Martyon Diehl. Martyon Diehl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jenson Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If 박 태 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cassius Byrne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martyon Diehl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Rambo in the 30th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Astreix&ObelixSoccer got a freekick which was hit by Sacha Lilley. Aaron Rambo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aaron Rambo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Martyon Diehl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Monty Rogers fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Martyon Diehl, passed just outside the right post. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 박 태 in the 55th minute of play. Cassius Byrne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martyon Diehl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. 韩克兴 replaced Keith Backhouse. The corner ended in Cassius Byrne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Martyon Diehl did a great save. If 박 태 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's 何克源 was substituted for Andrejs Upītis. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Martyon Diehl made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Martyon Diehl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. The attack was good, but when Sam Campbell in the 75th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. 79 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Martyon Diehl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Martyon Diehl made a huge save. In the 85th minute 박 태 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. In the 88th match minute, Astreix&ObelixSoccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sacha Lilley to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Rambo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.