D.C. Fire		Northern Bulls
Normal	Tactics	Normal
50%	Possession	50%
50%	Play in the half	50%
13	Shots	7
2	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
18.2	average mark	17.6
poor	Shooting	hopeless
unsatisfactory	Passing	poor
unsatisfactory	Defending	unsatisfactory

10 minute.
O’Neal cleverly intercepts the pass. Hartnett plays the ball through. Garlick approaches the ball. Garlick has a fantastic effort at goal. Elliott makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

18 minute.
Chery plays the ball through. Piazza just manages to reach the ball first. Piazza makes a one-touch pass. Garlick ineptly catches the ball. Garlick shoots. Elliott palms the ball clear. Garlick takes over possession. Garlick shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
D.C. Fire - Northern Bulls 1:0

24 minute.
Blanding makes a sublime pass. Quattrocchi plays the ball through. Newman approaches the ball. Asner takes over possession. Asner takes a swing and hits it... Post!

26 minute.
McArthur wins the ball from behind. McArthur passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Garlick just manages to reach the ball first. Garlick takes a swing and hits it... Elliott desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
D.C. Fire - Northern Bulls 2:0

39 minute.
McArthur just manages to reach the ball first. Angel trips an opponent. That`s a foul! McArthur was harmed in the clash. Piazza is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Garlick approaches the ball. Garlick takes a swing and hits it... Meola tries to claim a difficult ball.
Missed by few inches.

45 minute.
Hartnett ineptly catches the ball. Newman approaches the ball. Newman makes an instep pass. Asner takes over possession. Asner has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: D.C. Fire 46%, Northern Bulls 54%.
D.C. Fire - Northern Bulls 2:0

48 minute.
Hartnett just manages to reach the ball first. Newman just manages to reach the ball first. Newman makes a sublime pass. Asner takes over possession. Asner has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

51 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Angel, swiftly takes the throw-in. Newman takes over possession. Newman passes, it`s a high ball. Quattrocchi tries to claim a difficult ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
D.C. Fire - Northern Bulls 2:1

68 minute.
following a swift pass, O’Neal attempts to control the ball. Tyler takes over possession. Seikaly approaches the ball. Tyler approaches the ball. Tyler has a fantastic effort at goal. Elliott tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

71 minute.
Elliott hoofs the ball clear. Here comes Piazza, having a little trouble catching the ball. Piazza passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Garlick approaches the ball. Garlick has a fantastic effort at goal. Elliott palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. The ball hits the bar.

80 minute.
Seikaly throws the ball in. Wegner approaches the ball. Hartnett tripped the opponent on purpose. Hartnett is cautioned.

84 minute.
O’Neal ineptly catches the ball. Piazza cleverly intercepts the pass. Piazza plays the ball through. Tyler takes over possession. Tyler has a fantastic effort at goal. Elliott palms the ball clear.

89 minute.
Quattrocchi lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Barren throws the ball in. Here comes Newman, having a little trouble catching the ball. Newman passes, it`s a high ball.
What a tremendous chance!

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: D.C. Fire 53%, Northern Bulls 47%.
D.C. Fire - Northern Bulls 2:1