30 minute mark: Both defenses are dominating, but we have a slight edge in ball possession.
34 minute mark: King was tripped in the box by their defender.. penalty! Downing steps up.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.
Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. We have over 91,000 fans here today.
46 minute mark: downing with a corenr to just outside the box.. Salva gets it.. passes to King in the middle of the box.. he shoots from 7 yards out.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.
49 minute mark: Downing passes to Oswald in the left edge of the box.. Oswald blasts a shot.. sharply angled.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0. That was a brilliant strike by Oswald!
54 minute mark: Godoy passes to Ortega right of the box.. he dribbles past his man.. centers it for Godoy.. he shoots from 15 yards out.. the keeper blocks it.. the defense clears it.
65 minute mark: Salva gets a yellow card for tripping Semlur outside the box.
72 minute mark: Cahais on for Salva and Fletcher on at striker for King who is very tired.
77 minute mark: Oswald intercepts the ball in their turf.. long cross to ortega.. he dribbles into the right side of the box.. fancy footwork to get by two defenders.. 8 yards out.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. Excellent strike by Ortega.
Game over. 4-0 win for us
We each had 7 shots. 5-3 on target in our favor.
Downing with a 9 for form, 15 of 20 passes, 2 key passes, 2 of 3 tackles, 1 of 2 headers, 2 interceptions, 7 runs, 1 foul drawn, 2 assists, and 1 goal.
Every other starter had an 8 for form except Godoy and Wood who had 7's.