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Arianna Bustamante
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Tom Cornell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Troy Medeiros having to make a save. Tom Cornell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Troy Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Tom Cornell got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Troy Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Pham's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute of the match Bret Honeycutt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richard Yoder showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The throw-in from Ricky Rosa in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Yankiz's Bruce Tang. Yankiz's Bruce Tang suffered a sprained foot after 26 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Curt Haas's late challenge caught a Yankiz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Curt Haas helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Pham in the 30th minute of play forced Yankiz's goalkeeper Troy Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Tom Cornell made a precise shot to the right of Troy Medeiros. Yankiz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, Yankiz's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Cornell came free, but Troy Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Troy Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Pham, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dalton Bledsoe to make the kick off. If Eliseo Lord had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tom Cornell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Pham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Pham got free with Troy Medeiros in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Yankiz's Troy Medeiros got control of the ball when Ervin Shafer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Yankiz's goalkeeper Troy Medeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Pham. Troy Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cliff Schmitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Tom Cornell took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Troy Medeiros to make any attempt to save it. Tom Cornell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Troy Medeiros having to interfere. Troy Medeiros was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Tom Cornell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tom Cornell really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 81 minutes into the match, Tom Cornell dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Troy Medeiros, 0-5. After 87 played minutes Tom Cornell rounded Yankiz's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. Troy Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Cornell, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Capitol Hill Avalanche walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.