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00:00 Free here for this game in the center is Christian Lara as we are officially underway here with this second semifinal of the evening.
00:09 Again, Chiriaco is the home side here tonight. Both teams electing to wear dark kits.
00:14 They feel totally free releasing him and getting involved in the attack.
00:18 Usually tucking in two as this ball played up.
00:21 Pretend they're for Kyle Bennett. Four opportunities in that game. 18 shots in total for Columbus but coming away with a loss.
00:31 They lost 2-1. Look at this ball in the middle of the box.
00:33 Out wide. Looking to switch this one across. They do. That's Milano. Good settle for Milano.
00:40 Looks for this one back post. Aguilar with a punch out.
00:48 Delgado.
00:51 That might be a foul as Chavez comes in. Let's keep playing. The referee let them play here this afternoon.
01:01 This was a shot from distance that goes up and over. That's Ochoa.
01:07 As the referee slips on that far side as well. Not just slippery for the players.
01:12 Just the referee takes a spill. Now a shot that's low and towards that near post. It goes just wide.
01:20 It's a good shot though from Kyle O'Brien. I do know personally three or four of them.
01:24 Look at this. This is an opportunity here now. This ball played back.
01:29 Oh, that's a single fire. Post and it's in!
01:36 Jimmy Chiriaco with a see. A 1-0 lead 18 minutes in.
01:43 What a great way to be able to capitalize on that turnover. Great pass.
01:55 It looks like Alex Chavez gets it. Unselfish ball back to Alfaro.
02:02 Nice, cool, calm, collected. Just a little bloop back to the back corner.
02:08 They might be challenged to maybe try something different in order to get to where they want to go.
02:12 It's just a long shot. Right in the hand of the Aguero.
02:18 I've actually been on team. Set pieces apart that probably would fail.
02:21 It's just one of the one-time shot that goes up and over.
02:25 That was Popescu, Nate Popescu, number two. This one's about 30 yards from goal.
02:31 Ball shot right towards that near post off the woodwork.
02:37 What a superb crack at it. Goes front post, had the keeper beat in my opinion,
02:46 and just happens to hit that, graze that bar and go over.
02:52 Out wide. Put in towards the box. Chavez goes off. Collision between Chavez and Martinez.
03:01 And now we've got a pushing match inside the six.
03:04 Pushing continues to happen. Something you don't want to see during a semi-final.
03:13 Chavez going for the ball. You got two players, three players
03:18 continuing to push. This is what they call mass confrontation.
03:21 You're trying to get that chance in. Maybe not needed.
03:28 This first half will come to an end. 1-0 here in favor of Chiriaco FC.
03:35 18th minute. Second half. Brian, what are you looking forward to here in the second half?
03:40 I'm thinking there's going to be definitely change of tactics for a 4-0. Chiriaco had
03:45 came in here and stamped the game 1-0. But we're going to have to see a lot cooler heads
03:50 if they want to make it to the end. We are officially back underway, but at the half
03:56 we are going to see Jermaine Alforo come off. That's a heads up play in his place.
04:02 Here comes Gutierrez. Gutierrez, nice little in swing. Hits off the hand.
04:09 Referee's not going to call the penalty. Chiriaco FC faithful, not happy about that no call.
04:16 Unintentional, but his body position was intentional to play it.
04:26 He intentionally played the ball. It wasn't like he deflected it. It wasn't a bad deflection.
04:31 Oh, that's a good thing. The ball to that almost finding a way past Martine.
04:38 Good ball up top. Good win there by Lopez. Lopez cuts it to his right foot. Shot down low.
04:44 And Lopez giving Chiriaco FC a 2-0 lead. And just like that a substitute who took off the goal
04:54 score from the first half finds a way only five minutes into the second half to give them a 2-0 lead.
05:02 We've seen the substitution be so crucial to the games tonight. Only on the field for a few minutes
05:09 gets an opportunity where he's shaking his beak and puts it on his right foot. And like we talked
05:14 about in the first game, you get a bit of light and he strikes it well back post ends up with a goal.
05:18 I've been wrong before and be a broadcaster's curse if I even say it. So Milano
05:24 puts this one back post toward Bennett and this is Anker now. He'll take it inside to the 8th field.
05:29 Back he'll anchor. That's in. All right and just like that it's 2-1.
05:35 As Mohad Anker on the give and go combination play pulls to within one. So not wishing that upon
05:46 Chiriaco at all but a good combination play right through the gut
05:51 of the team and ends up on his foot just opens up his hips and places it.
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06:01 So we see a free kick here Milano who's been dangerous from distance puts this one back post
06:07 a little good head from that one somehow stays.
06:10 Flares out but there might be a situation with that ball top Chavez is open. He's open because he's off.
06:15 But I think that the reality is that Jordan Lopez is. That's the leading goal right now for
06:25 for Chiriaco is that goal from Jordan Lopez. This ball played in up goes Bennett. That goes just wide.
06:31 Wow he outstretched Aguilar. Those guys shift and they still know each other like that.
06:39 The move there by Ortiz. He puts this one a shot direct shot. Aguilar will go up for it.
06:49 Ramirez back post and Aguilar will catch it and hit the floor.
06:58 Good cut back goes to the two defenders Ramirez. He long doesn't shot that will go up and wide.
07:15 Ramirez finding himself on his right foot really fancy.
07:18 Seconds away from punching their ticket into the national final game and there it is.
07:24 Chiriaco FC has come in here and he and team has been here before. They did it in the only way they know how
07:34 which is just tough technical soccer scoring two goals along that one here back in the 54th.
07:44 It was just enough and they are now playing tomorrow against St. Louis City SC for a national
07:49 championship. Yeah I really think Chiriaco came into this game possessed the ball just like their
07:54 brand of football and made the most of their opportunities and four-oh really I just don't
07:58 think they had the muster to be able to get back into that game.
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