Masatoshi Otsuka’s long pass from the backfield went through undeterred and reached the right target—Chris Nelson who was dashing from the right field closer to the goal.
Nelson broke the anticipation of Korean Football Association goalie Choi Yong as he fired a sharp shot to the left edge of the goal in the 32nd minute of the first half.
The KFAS staged tighter defense and carried out counter attacks in the second half. The Koreans made a number of attempts but International FC goalie, Evan Hunsberger and fielder David Duenas were in the right spot to foil them.
Jake Hess, Gilmark Reusora and Peter Houk staged excellent skills in dribbling and hiding of the ball as they kept ball possession long enough to find an opening in the second half.
Still having the upper ground, International FC neutralized the ball left and right field a number of times making the time ran out for the KFAS and claimed 1-0 victory.
Remington, 7 Matansa 2
Tej Gurung scored in the sixth minute of the first half to help Matansa lead but Remington’s Thoengaket Jeeraphong answered four minutes later before bombarding them with two consecutive hits to take the lead, 3-1.
Matansa narrowed the lead in 41st minute but Koichiro Nakamura helped Remington pulled away again and Kirk Schuler stretch the lead further in the 36th minute before Yukiomi Adachi buried Matansa deeper in four-point lead.
Schuler fired another shot in the 39th minute for their 7-2 win against Matansa.
MP United 7, Independent FC 0
Jeon Dae Min and Joe Miller goaled late in the first half and went on scoring in the second half. Miller scored two more goals and MP United’s tighter defense held Independent FC scoreless.
Nick Swaim also scored in the second half helping MP United shut out Independent FC.
