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BYXPRESS STADIUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) After having played for 5 minutes, Willie Earl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Athens AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Willie Earl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wade Calderon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Hurst having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerry Rucker during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, Jerry Rucker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Warren McCord received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jake Hurst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute Leonardo Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Sochacki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabian Popas short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Jake Hurst to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 31st minute Jerry Rucker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Sochacki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Athens AFC's Jake Hurst got control of the ball when Landon Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Fabian Popa sped through Athens AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jake Hurst. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Warren McCord managed to get in a good position for a shot. CHICAGO UTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Warren McCord was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jake Hurst breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.

53 minutes into the game, CHICAGO UTA's Landon Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jake Hurst made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Warren McCord managed to get in a good position for a shot. CHICAGO UTA's supporters rose to their feet, but Warren McCord was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jake Hurst breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute, Fabian Popa made a precise shot to the right of Jake Hurst. Athens AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 66th minute Warren McCord shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Hurst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Landon Chen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Landon Chen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Hurst having to interfere. Landon Chen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jake Hurst read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fabian Popa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jake Hurst was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Athens AFC's goalkeeper Jake Hurst, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Fabian Popa notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Athens AFC's Jake Hurst. Jake Hurst was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute Warren McCord shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Hurst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonardo Flores got free with Florian Sochacki in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CHICAGO UTA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Jerry Rucker scored to the left of an out of position Florian Sochacki, making the score, 5-1.