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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gazanfer Canıtez got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Miroslav Pernický took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Frank Pearce to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Howard Layfield in the 10th minute of play forced FK Řitka's goalkeeper Eugen Šandor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC LIVERPOOL's Frank Pearce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miroslav Pernický in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK Řitka's goalkeeper Eugen Šandor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to FC LIVERPOOL getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Howard Layfield hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Petr Trnka could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Frank Pearce however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of FK Řitka booed when FC LIVERPOOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gong Yi Feng didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC LIVERPOOL's Zachariasz Rzentkowski got a free kick in the 27th minute. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK Řitka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Michael Lester was slow to take the kick. During this time FC LIVERPOOL's players had a chance to rest. 33 minutes into the match, FC LIVERPOOL's goalkeeper Frank Pearce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Petr Trnka. When Richie Byfield fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC LIVERPOOL's protests and gave Richie Byfield a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Richie Byfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eugen Šandor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gazanfer Canıtez in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Gong Yi Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugen Šandor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Gong Yi Feng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugen Šandor. FK Řitka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gong Yi Feng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Gong Yi Feng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugen Šandor having to interfere. Luo Yan Hai kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Michael Lester took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eugen Šandor. FK Řitka's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Howard Layfield had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugen Šandor. FK Řitka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Howard Layfield was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miroslav Pernický to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gazanfer Canıtez in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugen Šandor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gong Yi Feng in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugen Šandor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 62 minutes into the match, FK Řitka's goalkeeper Eugen Šandor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Howard Layfield. With a little luck, FK Řitka's Eugen Šandor got control of the ball when Gazanfer Canıtez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Howard Layfield fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugen Šandor having to interfere. Frank Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Pernický, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC LIVERPOOL's Jim Lyons got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eugen Šandor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yi Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimír Salaba kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Eugen Šandor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Lester in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Petr Trnka notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of FC LIVERPOOL's Frank Pearce. Frank Pearce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dalibor Hádek kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Michael Lester took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eugen Šandor. FK Řitka's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eugen Šandor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Howard Layfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Howard Layfield kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eugen Šandor. That made the score 2-4 in the 93 minute of play.