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Burien Stadium FC
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1380, VIP seats: 120) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nigel Puckett took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Clan Uchi booed when Burien was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Norwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeramy Painter took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luis Simon. Burien's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Tanner Castillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luis Simon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rupert Cho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clan Uchi's Virgil Moran got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Maxwell Crain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clan Uchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Maxwell Crain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luis Simon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maxwell Crain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Luis Simon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Virgil Moran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Nigel Puckett took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Mckinley Hull to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Burien's zone, Archie Shipp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Simon came out of the goal and Archie Shipp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 36 minutes into the game, Clan Uchi's Rupert Cho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luis Simon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Virgil Moran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luis Simon having to make a save. Clan Uchi's Mckinley Hull proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Clan Uchi from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clay Daniel to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Nigel Puckett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burien's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nigel Puckett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luis Simon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanner Castillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rupert Cho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Luis Simon made a huge save. Burien's Luis Simon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Burien from getting a goal against them. Maxwell Crain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 70 minutes, Franklin Ackerman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Burien and the Clan Uchi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Burien's Luis Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tanner Castillo in the 73rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clay Daniel got free with Luis Simon in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Tanner Castillo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luis Simon. The goal made the score 2-3. After a rather tough play, Burien's German Norwood got a free kick in the 90th minute. The long shot by Gerardo Chaney in the 92nd minute really tested Luis Simon's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpected shot in the 94th minute by Tanner Castillo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Tanner Castillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Clan Uchi could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Burien throughout the match.