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Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Otto Madrid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jermaine Avila in the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Peoria's Graham Dominguez got a free kick in the 4th minute. Lamar Winslow, 5 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Merle Simon got free with Otto Madrid in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th minute, Gooners's Merle Simon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Otto Madrid. Otto Madrid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Jermaine Avila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jermaine Avila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gooners's Jermaine Avila got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th match minute, Peoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Cahill to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Jermaine Avila managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gooners's supporters rose to their feet, but Jermaine Avila was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Otto Madrid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute Jermaine Avila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Madrid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Thaddeus Byrd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Merle Simon 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 away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thaddeus Byrd made a kick off. If Merle Simon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thaddeus Byrd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Johnson Stanton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thaddeus Byrd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnson Stanton having to interfere. Ignacio Cahill struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Johnson Stanton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peoria. Lenny Park's late challenge caught a Gooners's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lenny Park helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Peoria's Lenny Park got a free kick in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Peoria's goal looked a bit too open when Jermaine Avila came free, but Otto Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otto Madrid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jermaine Avila in the 93rd minute of play. Otto Madrid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merle Simon, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Gooners's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.