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Crystal Lawn
Spectators: 7949 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Drew Durham started the match with the kick off. Willis Kirkland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wally Covington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colorado FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Drew Durham scored to the left of an out of position William Nordkvist, making the score, 1-0. Willis Kirkland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wally Covington, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Reggie Cooper struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. William Nordkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crystal Lawns. A collision led to Crystal Lawns getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Reginald Person hit a great ball. After 21 minutes of play, Crystal Lawns's Drew Durham made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Nordkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Reggie Cooper's late challenge caught a Colorado FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reggie Cooper helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th minute, Reggie Cooper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldo Dolan struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. William Nordkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crystal Lawns. The supporters of Crystal Lawns booed when Colorado FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duane Dunn didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game was made by Miguel Clements with Reggie Cooper as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Crystal Lawns's Drew Durham in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colorado FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute Reggie Cooper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Nordkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Colorado FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Duane Dunn hit a great ball. When Tory Pool came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Crystal Lawns fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tory Pool couldn't finish the play. William Nordkvist came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Crystal Lawns's Drew Durham. But to his dismay, Drew Durham quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wally Covington was the one to do the kick off. Crystal Lawns's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Wally Covington scored to the left of an out of position Willis Kirkland, making the score, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wally Covington got free with Willis Kirkland in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wally Covington got free with Willis Kirkland in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reggie Cooper in the 60th minute of play forced Colorado FC's goalkeeper William Nordkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Crystal Lawns's Stephen Barber nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. William Nordkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. A collision led to Crystal Lawns getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Stephen Barber hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Drew Durham in the 71st minute of play forced Colorado FC's goalkeeper William Nordkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. William Nordkvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Drew Durham went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 81 minutes into the game, Tory Pool threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colorado FC's Jimmy Kaplan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 82 minutes into the game, Tory Pool threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colorado FC's Emanuel Rosenthal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 85th minute, Drew Durham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. William Nordkvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Drew Durham put it in 7-1 from a short distance just to the right of William Nordkvist. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colorado FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Crystal Lawns.