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Eye of the Tornado
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oswaldo Montano got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Romeo Cottrell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. L A Cosmos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Cottrell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Romeo Cottrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Alexander Kohler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bayou Twisters's Alexander Kohler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Cottrell in the 12th minute of play. Lee Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Romeo Cottrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Kohler having to interfere. Oswaldo Montano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Alexander Kohler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexander Kohler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo Montano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Kohler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Cottrell in the 29th minute of play. Oswaldo Montano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Romeo Cottrell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Kohler. Bayou Twisters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeo Cottrell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 39 minutes, Romeo Cottrell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. L A Cosmos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Cottrell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Oswaldo Montano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Romeo Cottrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Alexander Kohler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeo Cottrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Alexander Kohler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeo Cottrell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Alexander Kohler made a huge save. Gilberto Lemons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Travis Burks in the 64th minute of the match. Kent Ransom took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilberto Lemons. L A Cosmos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Travis Burks during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Travis Burks hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the L A Cosmos players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.