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BYXPRESS STADIUM
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Fabian Popa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot by Morgan Gold from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Davis Lawler's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Landon Chen succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 16th playminute. After 18 played minutes Crystal got a freekick which was hit by Enoch Willoughby. After a defensive mix-up in Crystal's zone, Landon Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davis Lawler came out of the goal and Landon Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 24 played minutes Warren McCord rounded Crystal's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. After a rather tough play, CHICAGO UTA's Vincenzo Hedrick got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Davis Lawler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wade Calderon, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Wade Calderon took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Davis Lawler to make any attempt to save it. Warren McCord might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Davis Lawler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Warren McCord ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Landon Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot. CHICAGO UTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Landon Chen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davis Lawler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Popa in the 41st minute of play forced Crystal's goalkeeper Davis Lawler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot by Reynaldo Lowe from long distance, 43 minutes into the match, got Davis Lawler's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When CHICAGO UTA's Fabian Popa in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crystal's goalie prevented a goal. Landon Chen was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. CHICAGO UTA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank DeJesus to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Rory Jaramillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crystal and the CHICAGO UTA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Warren McCord fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davis Lawler having to interfere. Warren McCord fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davis Lawler having to interfere. Warren McCord received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Davis Lawler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Fabian Popa made a precise shot to the right of Davis Lawler. Crystal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 67 minutes into the match, Crystal's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Popa came free, but Davis Lawler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Landon Chen struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Davis Lawler didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CHICAGO UTA. When CHICAGO UTA's Fabian Popa in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crystal's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute of the match Reynaldo Lowe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Davis Lawler showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Crystal defense, Fabian Popa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Davis Lawler. The Crystal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Davis Lawler should have stopped the shot. After 86 played minutes CHICAGO UTA got a freekick which was hit by Wade Calderon. 89 minutes into the match, CHICAGO UTA's goal looked a bit too open when Frank DeJesus came free, but Florian Sochacki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Landon Chen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 94 minutes into the game, Fabian Popa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Davis Lawler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.