6 minute mark: Djemba collides with Kieft.. Djemba is hurt.. he has to go off.
I put Schreurs in for Djemba.
15 minute mark: Schreurs collided with Beattie.. Schreurs is hurt.. he insists he can continue. I need him to continue.
25 minute mark: Downing burns three defenders, but misdribbles, and it goes over the end line.
31 minute mark: Downing passes to Schreurs in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it.
Both defenses are playing well.
33 minute mark: Schreurs passes to McFadden in the box.. hard close range shot.. the keeper blocks it.
Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have about 60,000 fans here today.
51 minute mark: Rooney passes to Cook just outside the box.. good shot... the keeper blocks it.. the defense clears it.
62 minute mark: Smith on for McFadden and Adriano on for Rooney as they are both tired.
65 minute mark: Eagles with a corner to the center of the box.. Lucio heads it.. over the bar.
70 minute mark: Lucio heads a kick from the keeper at midfield.. all the way into the box.. Smith beats the keeper to it.. dribbles around the keeper.. shoots.. into the center of the net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.
75 minute mark: Convey crosses to Beattie in the box.. Lucio and Beattine jump.. whistle.. Lucio is judged to have unfairly jumped with Beattie! Penalty shot awarded.. Higginbotham steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL. 1-1.
78 minute mark: Downing dribbles past three defenders.. cuts it into towards the box.. fires a quick pass across the pitch.. Adriano by the far post.. jumps.. heads it.. upper right corner! GOAL!!!! 2-1.
83 minute mark: Downing crosses for Adriano.. he shoots.. the keeper punches it over the bar.
87 minute mark: Eagles passes back to Lucio.. he shoots a shot from 35 yards that catches the keeper out of the net.. it sails over the keeper's head.. he is racing back.. the ball beats the keeper to the goal! GOAL!!!!! 3-1.
91 minute mark: Senderos tackles Adriano hard.... he is hurt.. he shakes it off.
Game over. 3-1 win
Adriano with another game winner.. hopefully, he isn't hurt bad.
We outshot them 13-3 (9-1 on target)
Downing won MoM, 9 for form, 12 of 13 passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 0 of 2 headers, 1 interception, 21 runs, 1 assist.
Silvestre, Lucio, Eagles, Adriano, and Alan Smith all had 8's. The rest of the team had 7's.