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Spectators: 8204 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1890, VIP seats: 164) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marshall Hahn started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Los Angeles Galaxy's goal looked a bit too open when Stan Craft came free, but Wade Hightower reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wade Hightower made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Ledochowski in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Ledochowski in the 9th minute of play forced Los Angeles Galaxy's goalkeeper Wade Hightower to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Leon Ledochowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wade Hightower was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 21 minutes into the game, Quinton Rivers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Wade Hightower was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leon Ledochowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Banfield FI's Markus Bachman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Kemal Dersu in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Banfield FI's Stan Craft nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wade Hightower made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Los Angeles Galaxy's Wade Hightower played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Cowan in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Leon Ledochowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Wade Hightower was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Ledochowski in the 40th minute of play forced Los Angeles Galaxy's goalkeeper Wade Hightower to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Angeles Galaxy's Wade Hightower played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Ledochowski in the 41st minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, Banfield FI's Quinton Rivers made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wade Hightower was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Ledochowski in the 48th minute of play forced Los Angeles Galaxy's goalkeeper Wade Hightower to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leon Ledochowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Virgilio Cowan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wade Hightower saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Los Angeles Galaxy getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Al Mims hit a great ball. A hard shot 56 in the game by Leon Ledochowski from a close distance when the talented Wade Hightower managed to make a qualified save. Los Angeles Galaxy's players were relieved. After having played for 58 minutes, Virgilio Cowan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banfield FI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgilio Cowan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Leon Ledochowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wade Hightower. Los Angeles Galaxy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leon Ledochowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Quinton Rivers's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wade Hightower firmly grabbed it by the left post. Wade Hightower made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Cowan in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Los Angeles Galaxy's goalkeeper Wade Hightower had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stan Craft. 68 minutes into the game, Marshall Hahn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Angeles Galaxy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Banfield FI the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Banfield FI's Leon Ledochowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wade Hightower. That made the score 0-7 after 70 minutes of play. In the 76th minute of the match, Quinton Rivers got a very nice opportunity to score, but Wade Hightower was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Wade Hightower took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Dotson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Banfield FI's Quinton Rivers dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. In the 86th minute Banfield FI were awarded a corner. Maurício Roriz went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Banfield FI's Maurício Roriz to fire away a dangerous shot which Wade Hightower despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Wade Hightower made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Ledochowski in the 88th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Leon Ledochowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wade Hightower. That made the score 0-9 in the 90 minute of play. Los Angeles Galaxy's Wade Hightower proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Los Angeles Galaxy from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgilio Cowan in the 94th minute of play forced Los Angeles Galaxy's goalkeeper Wade Hightower to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Banfield FI's Wade Hightower threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leon Ledochowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Banfield FI's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.