League

New Trafford
Spectators: 5500 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) FC Chicago's Bronson Underwood 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. Edgar Bledsoe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Chicago's Darell Haskins got a free kick in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, RedArmyFC's Hugh Chen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalton Massey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Donovan Mann's late challenge caught a RedArmyFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donovan Mann helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Chicago's Donovan Mann got a free kick in the 30th minute. Hugh Chen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalton Massey having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Bledsoe in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalton Massey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dalton Massey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Bledsoe in the 41st minute of the match. Dalton Massey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugh Chen in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Edgar Bledsoe 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. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgar Bledsoe to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Chicago's goalkeeper Dalton Massey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot by Lenny Hand from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Daren Farr's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience was convinced that Edgar Bledsoe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalton Massey was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Hugh Chen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Dalton Massey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlo Ray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Daren Farr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Curt Isaac during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dalton Massey came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by RedArmyFC's Edgar Bledsoe. But to his dismay, Edgar Bledsoe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 96 minutes into the game, Carlo Ray cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Daren Farr was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.