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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Namık Kemal Dersu got the match started through his kick off. Wade Hightower showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Finlay Stair, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Geroy Ascue hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Al Mims managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Angeles Galaxy's supporters rose to their feet, but Al Mims was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Demonde Jacobson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Namık Kemal Dersu went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Jamaica from getting a goal against them. 27 minutes into the match, Los Angeles Galaxy's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Wade Hightower reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Los Angeles Galaxy's Rafa Loyola got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 28th minute of the match Finlay Stair sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wade Hightower skillfully saved the ball. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Al Mims, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernie Cotton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Demonde Jacobson made a huge save. Ernie Cotton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Demonde Jacobson made a huge save. 36 minutes into the match, Al Mims had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Al Mims was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Demonde Jacobson was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Ernie Cotton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ernie Cotton really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 46th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javan Develder to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Finlay Stair to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Los Angeles Galaxy's Ernie Cotton made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jarell Hill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romon Oliver to maneuver through the defense. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Al Mims, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Mims in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Neal Collins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demonde Jacobson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 minutes, Romon Oliver mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jamaica and the Los Angeles Galaxy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy's Wade Hightower proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Los Angeles Galaxy from getting a goal against them. Jarell Hill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Kordal Duff got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 71st minute Ernie Cotton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demonde Jacobson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neal Collins in the 72nd minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Ernie Cotton came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Coley in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Romon Oliver hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Ernie Cotton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Angeles Galaxy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernie Cotton, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Finlay Stair hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, Victor Coley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. The Jamaica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demonde Jacobson should have stopped the shot. Eli Nielsen hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Los Angeles Galaxy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.