D.C. Fire		Entertaining Patriots
Normal	Tactics	Normal
47%	Possession	53%
55%	Play in the half	45%
5	Shots	11
3	Fouls	0
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
17.5	average mark	18.9
unsatisfactory	Shooting	poor
poor	Passing	poor
unsatisfactory	Defending	unsatisfactory

29 minute.
Piazza plays the ball off with his head. Pitt takes over possession. Hartnett brutally fouls the opponent. Hartnett is cautioned.

42 minute.
Piazza approaches the ball. Afrikka just manages to reach the ball first. Afrikka makes a sublime pass. Fanning takes over possession. Fanning has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

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%, Entertaining Patriots 54%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
D.C. Fire - Entertaining Patriots 0:0

48 minute.
Garlick just manages to reach the ball first. Wright approaches the ball. Garlick cleverly intercepts the pass. Tyler approaches the ball. Tyler takes a swing and hits it... Post!
It was close.

54 minute.
Ashcroft plays the ball off with his head. Piazza tries to claim a difficult ball. Garner plays the ball through. Fanning takes over possession. Fanning has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

59 minute.
Blanding approaches the ball. McLeish just manages to reach the ball first. McLeish attempts to pass. the ball bounces off Fanning`s chest. Fanning shoots. Sandburg palms the ball clear.

61 minute.
Nagy takes over possession. Nagy plays the ball through. McLeish takes over possession. McLeish shoots. Sandburg desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
D.C. Fire - Entertaining Patriots 0:1

63 minute.
Piazza lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Dempsey, swiftly takes the throw-in. McLeish approaches the ball. McLeish lobs the ball high into the air.
What a tremendous chance!

65 minute.
Blanding centers. Dempsey plays the ball off with his head. Fivozinsky ineptly catches the ball. Fanning takes over possession. Fanning has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
D.C. Fire - Entertaining Patriots 0:2

71 minute.
Pitt, swiftly takes the throw-in. Here comes Ashcroft, having a little trouble catching the ball. Tyler just manages to reach the ball first. Tyler takes a swing and hits it... Wright tries to claim a difficult ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

77 minute.
Garlick approaches the ball. Tyler takes over possession. Garlick approaches the ball. Tyler approaches the ball. Tyler takes a swing and hits it... Moreno palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. The ball hits the bar.

81 minute.
Sandburg hoofs the ball clear. The ball is kicked out of play. Garner throws the ball in. Dempsey just manages to reach the ball first. Dempsey makes a sublime pass.
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 63%, Entertaining Patriots 37%.
D.C. Fire - Entertaining Patriots 0:2