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Tianhe Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gerardo Cote made the kick off and thus started the match. When Jose Irizarry fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored USA's protests and gave Jose Irizarry a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Southside USA booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Irizarry didn't get a good kick on the ball. Playo Moreno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darren Shipp in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonah Bates, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Southside USA's Xavier Sierra got a free kick in the 14th minute. Jonah Bates showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Irizarry, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Southside USA's goal looked a bit too open when Danial Vega came free, but Jonah Bates reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Southside USA's Jonah Bates proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Southside USA from getting a goal against them. Darren Shipp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Jonah Bates made a huge save. Jonah Bates showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danial Vega in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Gerardo Cote had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Olin Lott charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olin Lott the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonah Bates made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danial Vega in the 38th minute of play. Playo Moreno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafael Valle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Darren Shipp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Jonah Bates made a huge save. Jonah Bates made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danial Vega in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match, Darren Shipp got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonah Bates was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 46th minute, Jose Irizarry reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonah Bates. The goal made the score 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Danial Vega to strike the kick off in the second half. Playo Moreno scored 1-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafael Valle, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 55 played minutes Southside USA got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Haynes. Southside USA's Jonah Bates played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darren Shipp in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Jose Irizarry cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jonah Bates was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danial Vega in the 62nd minute of play forced Southside USA's goalkeeper Jonah Bates to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Southside USA getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Xavier Sierra hit a great ball. In the 68th minute there was a penalty for USA. Walton Blount stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jonah Bates. 3-1. 74 minutes into the match, Southside USA's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Irizarry came free, but Jonah Bates reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Southside USA's Jonah Bates played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dane Quinones in the 75th minute of play. Jonah Bates showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Shipp, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Jonah Bates took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Irizarry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonah Bates showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Irizarry, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jonah Bates showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danial Vega, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Jonah Bates showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Shipp, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Danial Vega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonah Bates saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Southside USA's Jonah Bates played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danial Vega in the 92nd minute of play. Playo Moreno might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafael Valle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Playo Moreno ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. USA had won after a very even match.