M_N_M_L 0 - 10 California (286902112)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and M_N_M_L Tech saw a crowd turnout of 12000. Martín Machín was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giorgio Diacci and Jonathan Spielberger. M_N_M_L started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Donahue - Cohuo, Thomas, 修凯 (Xiukai), Doyle - Daley, Hutson, Mccurdy, Castillejo - Washington, Mutis.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for California. Starters: Felix - Arreola, Griffin, Jin Soon - Medrano, Adler, Dotson, Lizong, Whitten - Brenner, Starks.

0 - 1 was the score with 5 minutes played, after M. Adler cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for California. L. Griffin of California took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 13 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 2. P. Medrano increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. After 17 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for M. Starks who increased California's lead to 0 - 4. At this point, it was obvious that the players of California lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 31 minutes played, California put themselves up 0 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was M. Starks. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 5. California enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 86 percent of possession.

The referee signalled a penalty 61 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. B. Whitten knocked it home to make the score 0 - 6. M_N_M_L's D. Washington had seen it all before, so he waited patiently for the right opportunity. He would get no better chance than the one he took, but his shot was deftly blocked by the keeper. A drive down the left side allowed G. Dotson to get in close and score another goal for California after 76 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 7. 78 minutes into the game, C. Castillejo had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Martinez. California increased the lead to 0 - 8 as B. Whitten scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. The referee showed California's A. Arreola the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 86 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave A. Arreola a chance to increase the lead for California, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 9. D. Brenner received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 87 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 10. The California fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. California had most of the ball, with 89 percent of possession.

The most dominating M_N_M_L player was without a doubt 宋. 修凯 (Xiukai). J. Donahue was a disappointment, however. California's best player was L. Lizong. However, G. Dotson made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 10.