League

ESTADIO MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) L.A. Wolves F.C's Andy Roberson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of TIKI TAKA FC booed when L.A. Wolves F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melvin Benitez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Derek Grant in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brant Palacios prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rocco Glover who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Brant Palacios when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 6thth minute of the game Derek Grant who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but L.A. Wolves F.C's Brant Palacios was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 7th minute, Rocco Glover fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Brant Palacios, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derek Grant in the 13th minute of play forced L.A. Wolves F.C's goalkeeper Brant Palacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, L.A. Wolves F.C's Willy Elkins got a free kick in the 13th minute. Brant Palacios made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Rocco Glover sent off a good shot on target. If Andy Roberson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Plummer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Roberson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andy Roberson struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Felipe Plummer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for L.A. Wolves F.C. With a little luck, L.A. Wolves F.C's Brant Palacios got control of the ball when Rocco Glover tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to L.A. Wolves F.C getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Tim McDermott hit a great ball. Derek Grant took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brant Palacios. Brant Palacios dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. TIKI TAKA FC's Felipe Plummer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melvin Benitez in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Derek Grant made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, TIKI TAKA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Humphries to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute Mitchell Bartley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brant Palacios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56thth minute of the game Derek Grant who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but L.A. Wolves F.C's Brant Palacios was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rocco Glover fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brant Palacios having to interfere. In the 67th minute of the match Brice Brunson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Brant Palacios showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Brant Palacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derek Grant in the 69th minute of play. Brant Palacios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derek Grant, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. L.A. Wolves F.C's Brant Palacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rocco Glover in the 76th minute of play. After 81 minutes TIKI TAKA FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tyrese Odell who took care of the corner kick. Aldo Cox kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Andy Roberson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Plummer having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Rocco Glover notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of L.A. Wolves F.C's Brant Palacios. Brant Palacios was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brice Brunson's late challenge caught a L.A. Wolves F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brice Brunson helped the player get up and apologised. Tyrese Odell shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. TIKI TAKA FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.