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The Blast defeat the Express 4-1

9/29/01

Jamie Xia  opened up the Blast scoring with 2 quick goals early in the first half.  Alex Johnson added a goal assisted by Ryan Weirich to put the game out of reach.  Jamie dominated offensively, narrowly missing on several chances before the end of the half. 

In the first half, the Express had several scoring chances snatched away by some outstanding goalkeeping by Scott Yeatman, who had numerous saves, including one breakaway.  Scott was also assisted defensively by his teammates, including a last-minute clear off the goal line after he had been beaten. 

The second half was played rather evenly by both teams.  Each team had several scoring chances.  The Blast got some outstanding goalkeeping from Zachary Hawks, who had several saves ,   The Express finally got on the scoreboard when two of their players broke free on a breakaway.   Minutes later, Ryan Weirich, starting about mid-field, dribbled the ball around several Express players and blasted the ball past the Express keeper for the final goal of the game.  Both teams had several more scoring chances.

Overall, the game was evenly played, with both teams having plenty of scoring chances.  This made for a very exiting game.