National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Shaun Mahoney started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A sloppy throw-in by Arin Babayants in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by China's 曹希常. 4 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when 孙扬渊 came free, but Omar Witt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 白庭川 was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 16th minute, Shaun Mahoney left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 19 minutes into the game, Rex Hathaway threw the ball into play from the sideline. China's 曹希常 quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Shaun Mahoney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind China's goalkeeper 曲泉振, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Omar Witt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孙扬渊, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. China's 贺天源 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Francisco Parra, made in the 33rd minute of the game. A collision led to China getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. 贺天源 hit a great ball. Johnathan Douglas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 曲泉振. China's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the China defense, Rex Hathaway kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 曲泉振. The China fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 曲泉振 should have stopped the shot. After the first half USA were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 孙扬渊 to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Francisco Parra threw the ball into play from the sideline. China's Qi Wen Mo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Shaun Mahoney's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 曲泉振 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Shaun Mahoney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 曲泉振 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaun Mahoney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by Kong Kuan Yi with 孙扬渊 as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. China's 曲泉振 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save China from getting a goal against them. China's 姜渊翔 was substituted for Qi Wen Mo. Jim Morrison made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by China's 龙明桦. USA's Omar Witt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Kun Zhen in the 72nd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, China's 姜渊翔 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Omar Witt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 曲泉振 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stevie Thomas in the 80th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Kun Zhen came free, but Omar Witt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omar Witt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liu Kun Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Kun Zhen came free, but Omar Witt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was a well-played corner which 孙扬渊 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 曲泉振 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Albright in the 93rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arturo Albright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 曲泉振 was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Sergio Melton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. 曲泉振 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.