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New World Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When Rodrigo Maher fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored California United Striker's protests and gave Rodrigo Maher a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th minute, Arthur Sweeney ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eric Haynes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 37th minute, Arthur Sweeney 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. California United Striker's Ian Farmer got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Arthur Sweeney made the kick off in the second half. Eric Haynes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Sweeney in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd match minute, California United Striker was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Rushing to maneuver through the defense. After 56 minutes, Steve Palacios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the California United Striker and the Los Americans FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, California United Striker's Steve Palacios got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 61st minute, Arthur Sweeney left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The California United Striker fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. A collision led to California United Striker getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Peter Peterson hit a great ball. A collision led to California United Striker getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ross Thome hit a great ball. After 69 played minutes, Los Americans FC's Freddy Alley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Solomon Randall came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Los Americans FC reached it. Rodrigo Maher got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 87th match minute, California United Striker was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Maher to maneuver through the defense. Los Americans FC's Eric Haynes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Farmer in the 94th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Los Americans FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.