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East Los Angeles Sta
Spectators: 6780 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 5) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Louie Petty took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jacob Barton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wayne Dudley, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Djurgårdens IF's Joe Nolan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nathan Harman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nathan Harman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Nolan in the 6th minute of play. When Kory Singh fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored East Los Angeles's protests and gave Kory Singh a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Djurgårdens IF booed when East Los Angeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kory Singh didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Wayne Dudley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacob Barton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wayne Dudley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Djurgårdens IF's Joe Nolan got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Steven Gentry, 28 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. Wayne Dudley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Kirby Hess made a precise shot to the right of Jacob Barton. Djurgårdens IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Djurgårdens IF's Jacob Barton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Djurgårdens IF from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wayne Dudley was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, East Los Angeles's goalkeeper Nathan Harman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joe Nolan. Louie Petty received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nathan Harman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joe Nolan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Nathan Harman made a huge save. Jacob Barton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wayne Dudley's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Arnoldo Castillo's late challenge caught a East Los Angeles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnoldo Castillo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of East Los Angeles booed when Djurgårdens IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnoldo Castillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 70 played minutes, East Los Angeles's Steven Gentry shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacob Barton 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 East Los Angeles reached it. East Los Angeles's Nathan Harman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louie Petty in the 73rd minute of play. Louie Petty received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Nathan Harman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Djurgårdens IF booed when East Los Angeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Thorne didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Djurgårdens IF's Geoff McIntyre broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Kirby Hess managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. East Los Angeles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kirby Hess was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jacob Barton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kirby Hess, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.