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Villa Riviera
Spectators: 6505 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 5) Hugo Blake started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th match minute, JINAN QuanYun FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglass Holman to maneuver through the defense. When Kip Whitt came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Long Beach Sharks FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kip Whitt couldn't finish the play. After having played for 10 minutes, Hank Cavazos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Long Beach Sharks FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hank Cavazos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Blake struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Mel Payne didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JINAN QuanYun FC. JINAN QuanYun FC's Dante Saucedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hank Cavazos in the 15th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Long Beach Sharks FC got a freekick which was hit by Kip Whitt. Mel Payne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugo Blake's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 29 minutes into the match, JINAN QuanYun FC's goalkeeper Dante Saucedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Archie Vance. In the 29th match minute, JINAN QuanYun FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willis Elias to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Blake struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Mel Payne didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JINAN QuanYun FC. After a defensive mix-up in JINAN QuanYun FC's zone, Archie Vance stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Saucedo came out of the goal and Archie Vance tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Archie Vance received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dante Saucedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Archie Vance sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Blake received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mel Payne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After having played for 57 minutes, Hank Cavazos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Long Beach Sharks FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hank Cavazos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Archie Vance received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Dante Saucedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Archie Vance's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Saucedo was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Stevie Brock's late challenge caught a Long Beach Sharks FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stevie Brock helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Stevie Brock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, JINAN QuanYun FC's goal looked a bit too open when Archie Vance came free, but Dante Saucedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Archie Vance had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind JINAN QuanYun FC's goalkeeper Dante Saucedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Archie Vance had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Hank Cavazos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Saucedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Douglass Holman fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JINAN QuanYun FC's protests and gave Douglass Holman a yellow card for diving instead. Archie Vance received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dante Saucedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hank Cavazos came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Long Beach Sharks FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hank Cavazos couldn't finish the play. JINAN QuanYun FC's Dante Saucedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hank Cavazos in the 96th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Long Beach Sharks FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.