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Tianhe Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ollie Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danial Vega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danial Vega in the 5th minute of play forced South Weber AFC's goalkeeper Ollie Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ollie Esposito made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Darren Shipp sent off a good shot on target. South Weber AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Danial Vega scored to the left of an out of position Ollie Esposito, making the score, 1-0. With a little luck, South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito got control of the ball when Darren Shipp tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to South Weber AFC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Elliott McCoy hit a great ball. South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danial Vega in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Jose Irizarry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ollie Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danial Vega in the 26th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of South Weber AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of USA:s goal. Walton Blount placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Stevie Thomas managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Weber AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stevie Thomas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Valle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Jose Irizarry slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ollie Esposito. That made the score 2-0 after 37 minutes of play. In the 40th minute Jose Irizarry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ollie Esposito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dane Quinones, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ollie Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danial Vega in the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Danial Vega was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, USA's Danial Vega nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ollie Esposito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danial Vega in the 54th minute of play forced South Weber AFC's goalkeeper Ollie Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danial Vega scored 4-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ollie Esposito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute, Stevie Thomas 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. After 68 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Dane Quinones. South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Irizarry in the 73rd minute of play. Phillip Dobbins kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as South Weber AFC's Todd Chen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rafael Valle. That made the score 5-1 after 79 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danial Vega in the 82nd minute of play forced South Weber AFC's goalkeeper Ollie Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Danial Vega notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 85 minutes of play USA's Jose Irizarry was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, USA's Jose Irizarry got a free kick in the 86th minute. Darren Shipp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ollie Esposito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. After 91 minutes of play, USA's Darren Shipp made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Esposito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Darren Shipp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ollie Esposito having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the South Weber AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for USA.