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Lightning Park
Spectators: 7813 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 10) When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Benny Murphy put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lloyd Irvin. Yong Hicks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lloyd Irvin having to interfere. Geraldo Littlejohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quincy Barney in the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, San Diego Lightning's goal looked a bit too open when Benny Murphy came free, but Lloyd Irvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in San Diego Lightning's zone, Benny Murphy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lloyd Irvin came out of the goal and Benny Murphy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18thth minute of the game Yong Hicks who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Diego Lightning's Lloyd Irvin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benny Murphy took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lloyd Irvin. Lloyd Irvin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Jaime Lockwood struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Geraldo Littlejohn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Diego Lightning. In the 27th minute, Benny Murphy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. With 32 minutes on the clock, Mario Luke commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave San Diego Lightning a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dominic Goode, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dent's Geraldo Littlejohn. 1-3. San Diego Lightning's Lloyd Irvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benny Murphy in the 38th minute of play. Lloyd Irvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Murphy in the 40th minute of the match. Lloyd Irvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Gates in the 42nd minute of the match. Waldo Means's late challenge caught a Dent's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldo Means helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Benny Murphy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to San Diego Lightning getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Waldo Means hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Quincy Barney stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. San Diego Lightning's Quincy Barney got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 56 minutes into the match, San Diego Lightning's goalkeeper Lloyd Irvin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benny Murphy. In the 57th minute, Jaime Lockwood got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Benny Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geraldo Littlejohn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Lockwood went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benny Murphy got free with Lloyd Irvin in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Quincy Barney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benny Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in San Diego Lightning's zone, Pat Couch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lloyd Irvin came out of the goal and Pat Couch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Benny Murphy in the 77th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Brian Gates received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Lloyd Irvin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, San Diego Lightning's Waldo Means got a free kick in the 80th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Benny Murphy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dent's supporters rose to their feet, but Benny Murphy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lloyd Irvin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giovanni Swan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benny Murphy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lloyd Irvin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Gates in the 86th minute of play forced San Diego Lightning's goalkeeper Lloyd Irvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Quincy Barney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.