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GirthLife Stadium
Spectators: 8593 (Terracing: 6448, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim Vilar took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Joaquim Vilar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 8 minutes, Allen Stover managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Girth FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Allen Stover was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joaquim Vilar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emery Couch having to interfere. Allen Stover fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilbur Hyde having to interfere. Emmanuel Lockhart kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Girth FC's corner Timmy Cronshagen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilbur Hyde quite easily take care of the ball. 27 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emery Couch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Neil Landis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Joaquim Vilar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute Jospeh Timmons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timmy Cronshagen to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Cronshagen came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Sjöberg made in the 58th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jospeh Timmons however managed to control. In the 60th minute, Joaquim Vilar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Vilar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emery Couch having to interfere. El Canalla de Chicago's Cary Ackerman was substituted for Andreas Sanchez. Justin Raines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Emery Couch made a huge save. Claude Mueller received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emery Couch came out and tried to block the shot, but Claude Mueller slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 66th minute. Joaquim Vilar struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Emery Couch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Canalla de Chicago. In the 71st minute, Joaquim Vilar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emery Couch. The goal made the score 0-2. Joaquim Vilar hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Joaquim Vilar fired away a free kick at goal. It was hit a tad too hard, and went over the crossbar. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Emmanuel Lockhart hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Vilar in the 79th minute of play forced Girth FC's goalkeeper Emery Couch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jospeh Timmons hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Joaquim Vilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Domingo Lopez took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Emery Couch to make any attempt to save it. 92 minutes into the match, Girth FC's goalkeeper Emery Couch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim Vilar. The El Canalla de Chicago players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.