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El Lago
Spectators: 7433 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 153) Tad Dodson struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Randell Rivera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carbondale FC. DeAndre Gorman charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed DeAndre Gorman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, DeAndre Gorman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Randell Rivera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derick Langford, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 12th match minute, Carbondale FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Barrera to maneuver through the defense. Randell Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tad Dodson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sheldon Willard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Joyner having to interfere. Tad Dodson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Randell Rivera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Derick Langford blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Randell Rivera having to make a save. Kenneth Joyner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Owen Ryder in the 23rd minute of play. Randell Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tad Dodson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kenneth Joyner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Owen Ryder in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind El Lago's goalkeeper Randell Rivera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Shaun Arredondo's late challenge caught a El Lago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shaun Arredondo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Shaun Arredondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bobbie Briggs during the 49th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 48th minute, one of Carbondale FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Carbondale FC. 50 minutes into the match, Emilio Roberts notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Carbondale FC's Kenneth Joyner. Kenneth Joyner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Owen Ryder to make the kick off. Tad Dodson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Randell Rivera made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Derick Langford sent off a good shot on target. Derick Langford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Randell Rivera managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Carbondale FC's Derick Langford fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Tad Dodson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carbondale FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tad Dodson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Randell Rivera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Randell Rivera managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Carbondale FC's Derick Langford fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tad Dodson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randell Rivera having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, El Lago's goal looked a bit too open when Tad Dodson came free, but Randell Rivera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Randell Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tad Dodson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Todd Candido hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes El Lago got a freekick which was hit by Byron Molina. In the 98th match minute, Carbondale FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Barrera to maneuver through the defense. El Lago's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emilio Roberts in the 101st minute. A nice corner shot did that Emilio Roberts got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kenneth Joyner quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Despite being the better team, Carbondale FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.