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Stowe IP
Spectators: 9201 (Terracing: 6902, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niles Crane kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Stowe City's zone, Joaquim Vilar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kaj Helström came out of the goal and Joaquim Vilar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Niles Crane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Wilbur Hyde made a huge save. El Canalla de Chicago's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Niles Crane scored to the left of an out of position Wilbur Hyde, making the score, 1-0. If Domingo Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kaj Helström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt Briggs in the 13th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Şanver İpek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kaj Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claude Mueller in the 19th minute of the match. Domingo Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaj Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 23rd minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde was a little too slow when Leo Bingham got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 3-0. El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save El Canalla de Chicago from getting a goal against them. After having played for 36 minutes, Niles Crane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niles Crane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute Joaquim Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Bingham in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stowe City's goalkeeper Kaj Helström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joaquim Vilar to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Stowe City's Kaj Helström got control of the ball when Domingo Lopez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emmanuel Lockhart hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. With 54 minutes on the clock, Pascal Combs commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Canalla de Chicago fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! El Canalla de Chicago:s Wilbur Hyde showed great skill when he stopped Matt Briggs:s penalty. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Bingham in the 59th minute of the match. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Cary Ackerman replaced Andreas Sanchez. El Canalla de Chicago's Justin Raines was substituted for Hugo Hubbard. Emmanuel Lockhart kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After 64 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Lopez. El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Bingham in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Fraser Legzdins got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Stowe City's Emmanuel Stroh was substituted for Leo Bingham. Stowe City's Kaj Helström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Stowe City from getting a goal against them. After 79 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Cary Ackerman. 80 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Niles Crane came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Noel Meredith made a precise shot to the right of Wilbur Hyde. El Canalla de Chicago's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 90th minute Matt Briggs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emmanuel Stroh kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Justin Raines's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaj Helström was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stowe City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joaquim Vilar was slow to take the kick. During this time El Canalla de Chicago's players had a chance to rest. Joaquim Vilar made a great header on El Canalla de Chicago's corner, it was just that Stowe City's Kaj Helström managed to reach the ball for a save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Stowe City fully deserved thier win.