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Spectators: 8471 (Terracing: 6354, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teo Leguizamón kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Charro during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Chivas USA getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Juan Charro hit a great ball. Chivas USA made a substitution. Wiley Miranda replaced Juan Charro. In the 7th minute, Juan Charro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Darin Gustafson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Dursun Ali Arısal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darin Gustafson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dursun Ali Arısal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Chivas USA's Dursun Ali Arısal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Chivas USA from getting a goal against them. In the 18th minute of the match Rebel Squids got a corner. Chivas USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfredo Hartman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dursun Ali Arısal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vern Bowles, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, Rebel Squids's Brent Sellers got a free kick in the 28th minute. Chivas USA's Teo Leguizamón got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dursun Ali Arısal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darin Gustafson in the 32nd minute. In the 36th minute, Igor Skwira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brent Sellers hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 39 played minutes Chivas USA got a freekick which was hit by Teo Leguizamón. Chivas USA's Graig Knight was substituted for Teo Leguizamón. Teo Leguizamón hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Igor Skwira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dursun Ali Arısal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darin Gustafson in the 45th minute. The audience was convinced that Igor Skwira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Freddie Farris was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vern Bowles made a kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Vern Bowles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chivas USA's Dursun Ali Arısal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dursun Ali Arısal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vern Bowles in the 56th minute of the match. Chivas USA's Dursun Ali Arısal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darin Gustafson in the 57th minute of play. Darin Gustafson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dursun Ali Arısal having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darin Gustafson in the 62nd minute of play forced Chivas USA's goalkeeper Dursun Ali Arısal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Igor Skwira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chivas USA's Dursun Ali Arısal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vern Bowles in the 66th minute of play. Chivas USA's Wiley Miranda got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Chivas USA booed when Rebel Squids was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brent Sellers didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vern Bowles in the 72nd minute of play forced Chivas USA's goalkeeper Dursun Ali Arısal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pedro De Gracia fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chivas USA's protests and gave Pedro De Gracia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, Chivas USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro De Gracia to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tyrone Tyson during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Rebel Squids booed when Chivas USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tyrone Tyson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Raimundo Garci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chivas USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rebel Squids the free kick. In the 78th minute, Raimundo Garci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vern Bowles in the 79th minute of play forced Chivas USA's goalkeeper Dursun Ali Arısal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Wiley Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Farris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dursun Ali Arısal came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rebel Squids's Vern Bowles. But to his dismay, Vern Bowles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Dursun Ali Arısal came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Rebel Squids's Darin Gustafson. But to his dismay, Darin Gustafson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Dursun Ali Arısal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darin Gustafson in the 92nd minute of play. Graig Knight received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Freddie Farris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graig Knight in the 95th minute of play forced Rebel Squids's goalkeeper Freddie Farris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.