League

Mile High Stadium
Spectators: 7798 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tom Cornell took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Capitol Hill Avalanche's Tom Cornell dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Silas Roche struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Richard Yoder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Energia Fc. Dirk Gauthier's late challenge caught a Energia Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dirk Gauthier helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Capitol Hill Avalanche:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Energia Fc:s goal. Ervin Shafer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Richard Yoder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silas Roche in the 18th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Pedro Pham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capitol Hill Avalanche's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Pham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Vigil in the 32nd minute of play forced Capitol Hill Avalanche's goalkeeper Richard Yoder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Tom Cornell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cobi Hyde was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Capitol Hill Avalanche's zone, Pedro Vigil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard Yoder came out of the goal and Pedro Vigil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Vigil in the 41st minute of play forced Capitol Hill Avalanche's goalkeeper Richard Yoder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silas Roche to make the kick off. Pedro Pham might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cobi Hyde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Pham ran back to his position shaking his head. If Silas Roche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Capitol Hill Avalanche defense, Pedro Vigil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Richard Yoder. The Capitol Hill Avalanche fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Richard Yoder should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Capitol Hill Avalanche's goal looked a bit too open when Silas Roche came free, but Richard Yoder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Vigil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Richard Yoder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Capitol Hill Avalanche's Richard Yoder got control of the ball when Pedro Vigil tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Energia Fc's goalkeeper Cobi Hyde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Richard Yoder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silas Roche, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Pedro Vigil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Richard Yoder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Capitol Hill Avalanche's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Silas Roche 75 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tom Cornell during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tom Cornell hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Pedro Vigil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Richard Yoder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Silas Roche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Energia Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Silas Roche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Yoder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 86 played minutes Capitol Hill Avalanche got a freekick which was hit by Ervin Shafer. Silas Roche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Richard Yoder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silas Roche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Richard Yoder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Energia Fc supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Energia Fc would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.