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Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicholas McGee in the 4th minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Wes Boyles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Antonio Root had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Antonio Root had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Reese might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wes Boyles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francis Reese ran back to his position shaking his head. 28 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund's goal looked a bit too open when Nicholas McGee came free, but Wes Boyles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Borussia Dortmund was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darren Bender to maneuver through the defense. Wes Boyles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicholas McGee in the 29th minute of the match. Nathaniel Sherman made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Antonio Root sent off a good shot on target. 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.

The wind increased when Cristobal Ivy made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Borussia Dortmund's Cristobal Ivy made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathaniel Sherman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute Cristobal Ivy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nathaniel Sherman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to MONT€®®€Y getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Rolf Burt hit a great ball. Nathaniel Sherman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Ivy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Cristobal Ivy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Borussia Dortmund's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristobal Ivy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nathaniel Sherman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to MONT€®®€Y getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Rolf Burt hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, MONT€®®€Y's Francis Reese sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wes Boyles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Borussia Dortmund defense, Francis Reese kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wes Boyles. The Borussia Dortmund fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wes Boyles should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute Nicholas McGee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wes Boyles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nathaniel Sherman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristobal Ivy's shot from short distance in the 96th minute.