League

Phoenix Stadium
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Virgilio Mendez made the kick off which started today's match. Daryl Zaragoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcellus McClelland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Calvin Berger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurence Tyler took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Daryl Zaragoza. Golden Gloria's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. United Galaxy SF's Javier Gregory got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Renato Friend sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the game, Renato Friend cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Daryl Zaragoza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute Javier Gregory shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daryl Zaragoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Golden Gloria's Rupert Fields got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Renato Friend had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daryl Zaragoza. Golden Gloria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renato Friend was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 31stth minute of the game Renato Friend who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden Gloria's Daryl Zaragoza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Virgilio Mendez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Bartley having to interfere. Robin Bartley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgilio Mendez, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Daryl Zaragoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Gregory in the 38th minute of the match. Daryl Zaragoza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Gregory in the 39th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Javier Gregory made a precise shot to the right of Daryl Zaragoza. Golden Gloria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The Golden Gloria players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. United Galaxy SF were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Javier Gregory to make the kick off. Javier Gregory fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daryl Zaragoza having to interfere. Renato Friend received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Daryl Zaragoza came out and tried to block the shot, but Renato Friend slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 59th minute. Daryl Zaragoza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Gregory, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Renato Friend had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 74 minutes, Renato Friend managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. United Galaxy SF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renato Friend was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Golden Gloria's Daryl Zaragoza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Gregory in the 76th minute of play. Rupert Fields charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rupert Fields the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of United Galaxy SF booed when Golden Gloria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rupert Fields didn't get a good kick on the ball. Golden Gloria's Virgilio Mendez got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. United Galaxy SF's Javier Gregory got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The United Galaxy SF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing United Galaxy SF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.