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Match Report
Gia Ng
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ithaca AFC's Casey Albrecht started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Casey Albrecht ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nguyễn Teo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Phan Dinh took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duke Schaefer. Duke Schaefer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Nguyễn Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Young in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Posey in the 13th minute of play forced Gia Ngh's goalkeeper Nguyễn Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, one of Ithaca AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 15 minutes, Gia Ngh's Nguyễn Huynh Duc got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Duke Schaefer. Casey Albrecht received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Nguyễn Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casey Albrecht in the 20th minute of the match. Duke Schaefer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phan Pham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lý Nam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30thth minute of the game Phan Pham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ithaca AFC's Duke Schaefer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Duke Schaefer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phan Dinh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes in the game, Phan Pham fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Duke Schaefer having to interfere. Gia Ngh's Nguyễn Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Young in the 35th minute of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Casey Albrecht managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ithaca AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casey Albrecht was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Bien got a throw-in 45 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Phan Nga. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Phan Pham made the kick off in the second half. Duke Schaefer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lý Nam in the 52nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Ithaca AFC's Nguyễn Teo threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Casey Albrecht, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Gia Ngh's Phan Dinh in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ithaca AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Miguel Montoya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ithaca AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Montoya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Gia Ngh getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Phan Nga hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Casey Albrecht sped through Gia Ngh's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nguyễn Teo. In the 69th minute, Casey Albrecht ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nguyễn Teo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. 72 minutes into the match, Edward Posey dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nguyễn Teo, 2-5. If Nguyễn Huynh Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Bien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gia Ngh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ithaca AFC the free kick. 82 minutes into the game, one of Gia Ngh:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Duke Schaefer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phan Pham in the 86th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ithaca AFC's Avery Sears got a free kick in the 87th minute. Ithaca AFC's Casey Albrecht got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ithaca AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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