League

Championship Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) New York City FC's Jeremias Santio 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. After a rather tough play, New York City FC's Xavier Thorpe got a free kick in the 4th minute. Benedict Brownell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Solomon Randall. California United Striker's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 12th minute Logan Stevenson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Solomon Randall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Logan Stevenson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of California United Striker's Solomon Randall. Solomon Randall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Truman Zavala kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. When Osvaldo Oakes fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New York City FC's protests and gave Osvaldo Oakes a yellow card for diving instead. Osvaldo Oakes kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 34 played minutes California United Striker got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Maher. A sloppy throw-in by Benedict Brownell in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by California United Striker's Ian Farmer. Arthur Sweeney hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arthur Sweeney was the one to do the kick off. Benedict Brownell kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Steve Palacios hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Jeremias Santio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 63 played minutes New York City FC got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Thorpe. In the 64th match minute, New York City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Thorpe to maneuver through the defense. Errol Polonia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Sweeney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, California United Striker's goalkeeper Solomon Randall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Santio. Jeremias Santio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Solomon Randall made a huge save. California United Striker's Solomon Randall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save California United Striker from getting a goal against them. In the 95th minute of the game, Xavier Thorpe landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Ross Thome fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored California United Striker's protests and gave Ross Thome a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, California United Striker was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ross Thome to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th match minute, California United Striker was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ross Thome to maneuver through the defense. Xavier Thorpe, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched New York City FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.