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Houston Fire Stadium
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Louis Escobedo started the match with the kick off. Louis Escobedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Isko Nurminen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Escobedo in the 5th minute of the match. Aquilino Rameriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Merrill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deshawn Steiner received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isko Nurminen came out and tried to block the shot, but Deshawn Steiner slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. If Dexter Ogden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aquilino Rameriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 张枫辰 in the 15th minute of play. After 22 minutes, Darnell Gunn mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KASTAMONUSPOR and the Houston Fire F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Darnell Gunn hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dexter Ogden got free with Isko Nurminen in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Louis Escobedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dexter Ogden got free with Isko Nurminen in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isko Nurminen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Escobedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Louis Escobedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isko Nurminen was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Isko Nurminen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dexter Ogden in the 37th minute. Isko Nurminen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Escobedo in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Escobedo in the 45th minute of play forced KASTAMONUSPOR's goalkeeper Isko Nurminen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dexter Ogden received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isko Nurminen came out and tried to block the shot, but Dexter Ogden slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 张枫辰 to make the kick off. Dexter Ogden might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isko Nurminen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dexter Ogden ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Louis Escobedo sped through KASTAMONUSPOR's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Isko Nurminen. Isko Nurminen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dexter Ogden in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Deshawn Steiner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isko Nurminen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deshawn Steiner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Isko Nurminen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, KASTAMONUSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Deshawn Steiner came free, but Isko Nurminen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to KASTAMONUSPOR getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Hal Blue hit a great ball. Deshawn Steiner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isko Nurminen having to make a save. Louis Escobedo scored 5-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Isko Nurminen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 78 minutes of play, Houston Fire F.C.'s Guilherme Olivieri made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isko Nurminen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute Dexter Ogden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isko Nurminen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Deshawn Steiner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isko Nurminen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 played minutes Houston Fire F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rueben Horn. The supporters of Houston Fire F.C. booed when KASTAMONUSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kelly Henley didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Larry Merrill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquilino Rameriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lazaro Ruth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isko Nurminen having to interfere. The supporters of Houston Fire F.C. booed when KASTAMONUSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Larry Merrill didn't get a good kick on the ball.