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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sabin Gligor made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but 郑文笑 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. 郑文笑 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when 曲远鸿 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute, Edward Mcdonald 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: 0-2. 郑文笑 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郑文笑 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match USA got a corner. ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. 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 郑文笑 quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by 曲远鸿 in the 27th minute. Sabin Gligor might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sabin Gligor ran back to his position shaking his head. 曲远鸿 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Marco Day when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 30 in the game by 曲远鸿 from a close distance when the talented Marco Day managed to make a qualified save. USA's players were relieved. The corner ended in Fábio Best almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's 郑文笑 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when 曲远鸿 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the USA defense, Sabin Gligor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. 郑文笑 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 51st minute of the match. In the 58thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's 郑文笑 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, 曲远鸿 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's supporters crossed their fingers, but 曲远鸿 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. 70 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 郑文笑, 1-3. 郑文笑 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's 郑文笑. 郑文笑 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. After having played for 85 minutes, Sam Campbell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sam Campbell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫 made a substitution. Mané Martins replaced Jaroslaw Kaczorowski. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çeliker Kuman went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Çeliker Kuman managed to get in a good position for a shot. ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫's supporters rose to their feet, but Çeliker Kuman 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. The ☆冰谷☆〓新势力〓雲騫 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.