League

Vancouver
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) South Loop Athletic Club's Jarod Funk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gustavo Murphy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodney Pace, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. South Loop Athletic Club's Gustavo Murphy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Pace in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, South Loop Athletic Club's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ruben Valentine fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 11 minutes, Gregory Grossman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the South Loop Athletic Club and the Vancouver FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, South Loop Athletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregory Grossman to maneuver through the defense. Roosevelt Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Woody Hinkle having to interfere. Roosevelt Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Woody Hinkle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Woody Hinkle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roosevelt Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ruben Valentine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd match minute, Vancouver FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Davenport to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Jarod Funk made a precise shot to the right of Woody Hinkle. Vancouver FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Gustavo Murphy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ed Nance, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rodney Pace had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Vancouver FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. South Loop Athletic Club were winning 0-1.

If Jarod Funk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Jarod Funk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Woody Hinkle was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. If Ruben Valentine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruben Valentine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Gustavo Murphy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodney Pace received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Gustavo Murphy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, South Loop Athletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duane Norwood to maneuver through the defense. Woody Hinkle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarod Funk in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to Vancouver FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Ed Nance hit a great ball. South Loop Athletic Club's Gustavo Murphy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Pace in the 91st minute of play. The Vancouver FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing South Loop Athletic Club to win.