League

Beverly Hills
Spectators: 5739 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Cavaliers's Eddy Franco 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willy Sierra in the 5th minute of play forced Cavaliers's goalkeeper Alec Purcell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Loren Slaughter in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jonathan Daniel hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Alec Purcell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loren Slaughter in the 13th minute of the match. If Willy Sierra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alec Purcell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loren Slaughter in the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Noel Donnelly was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cavaliers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave chicago fc the free kick. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cavaliers! Noel Donnelly kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Mario Boswell hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the game, Willy Sierra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alec Purcell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Willy Sierra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind chicago fc's goalkeeper Percy Garland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loren Slaughter to make the kick off. Alec Purcell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loren Slaughter's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. The supporters of chicago fc booed when Cavaliers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffrey Walls didn't get a good kick on the ball. Loren Slaughter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Alec Purcell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eddy Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Percy Garland having to interfere. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind chicago fc's goalkeeper Percy Garland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Roy Huber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cavaliers's supporters rose to their feet, but Roy Huber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Percy Garland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st minute of the match, Loren Slaughter tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alec Purcell saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Cavaliers's Alec Purcell got control of the ball when Willy Sierra tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loren Slaughter in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alec Purcell saved Cavaliers from getting behind. In the 78th minute of the match, Nathanial Forrest tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alec Purcell saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Nathanial Forrest fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored chicago fc's protests and gave Nathanial Forrest a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to chicago fc getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nathanial Forrest hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Eddy Franco 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. Alec Purcell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loren Slaughter, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Loren Slaughter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Alec Purcell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Willy Sierra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Willy Sierra kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Eddy Franco hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Cavaliers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. chicago fc were clearly better and deserved to take the win.