Highland Beach
Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5823,
Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Drew Aguilar kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Graham McClure in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sean Wise saved Highland Beach from getting behind. 8 minutes into the game, Tod Herring was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Highland Beach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave blitzzz the free kick. After a rather tough play, Highland Beach's Darren Camacho got a free kick in the 10th minute. Drew Aguilar was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Highland Beach's goalkeeper Sean Wise, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Drew Aguilar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sean Wise read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Sean Wise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Drew Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sylvester Jarrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Sean Wise tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorenzo Greenwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sean Wise having to interfere. Lorenzo Greenwood might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sean Wise. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Greenwood ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute Drew Aguilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sean Wise saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sylvester Jarrell during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sylvester Jarrell hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Lorenzo Greenwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sean Wise having to interfere. In the 40th minute Drew Aguilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sean Wise saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. blitzzz's Lance Roach got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The blitzzz fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when blitzzz's Drew Aguilar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Lance Roach managed to get in a good position for a shot. blitzzz's supporters rose to their feet, but Lance Roach was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sean Wise breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Highland Beach players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. blitzzz were winning 0-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tod Herring made a kick off. Drew Aguilar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Sean Wise tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 52nd match minute, Highland Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tod Herring to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th play minute Lance Roach came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sean Wise. 0-3. After having played for 59 minutes, Graham McClure managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. blitzzz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Graham McClure was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Highland Beach's Sean Wise got control of the ball when Sylvester Jarrell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Drew Aguilar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sean Wise having to interfere. Lance Roach hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Drew Aguilar took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Sean Wise to make any attempt to save it. Travis Creech fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 77th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Sean Wise stood somewhat misplaced when Drew Aguilar came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 84 minute. Highland Beach's Sean Wise proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Highland Beach from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Mohammed Hamlin took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Sean Wise to make any attempt to save it. Mohammed Hamlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sean Wise having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded blitzzz left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Highland Beach.
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