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Arvida
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Olivier Parra started the match with the kick off. Graham Spangler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olivier Parra in the 9th minute of the match. Guillaume Henrichon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldo Shelton struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Timmy Joseph didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for L.A. Galaxy. Crutwell's Timmy Joseph played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldo Shelton in the 21st minute of play. Olivier Parra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Graham Spangler having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olivier Parra in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Graham Spangler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Crutwell's Timmy Joseph got control of the ball when Boniface Doiron tried to sneak it across the goal line. Timmy Joseph showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Lunsford in the 37th minute of the match. Timmy Joseph made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Lunsford in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herschel Louis in the 42nd minute of play forced L.A. Galaxy's goalkeeper Graham Spangler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crutwell's Timmy Joseph proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Crutwell from getting a goal against them. 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.

After 51 minutes of play, L.A. Galaxy's Boniface Doiron made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timmy Joseph was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, L.A. Galaxy's Belaid Benmabrouk got a free kick in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Crutwell's goal looked a bit too open when Boniface Doiron came free, but Timmy Joseph reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timmy Joseph made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Lunsford in the 60th minute of play. After 64 minutes, Chi Lovett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crutwell and the L.A. Galaxy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chi Lovett kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of L.A. Galaxy booed when Crutwell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Parker Staley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timmy Joseph stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcel Coraș's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 74th minute, Waldo Shelton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Herschel Louis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crutwell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for L.A. Galaxy! The referee gave Crutwell a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Olivier Parra, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of L.A. Galaxy's Graham Spangler. 2-2. The supporters of Crutwell booed when L.A. Galaxy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincenzo Presley didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes in the game, Guillaume Henrichon fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Graham Spangler having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Herschel Louis notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of L.A. Galaxy's Graham Spangler. Graham Spangler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Crutwell's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.