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Sir Salim Stadium
Spectators: 6799 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1799, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dalton Smiley started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Otis Cherry 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. Dario Bledsoe kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Isaiah Covington was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Dalton Smiley capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dalton Smiley really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Isaiah Covington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalton Smiley in the 12th minute of play. After some careless play in the Lahore Lions defense, Thad Stein kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jarrett Driver. The Lahore Lions fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jarrett Driver should have stopped the shot. Isaiah Covington made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Colin Garrison sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Lahore Lions's Vincent Perkins got a free kick in the 19th minute. Otis Cherry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarrett Driver having to interfere. In the 25th minute of the match Laurence Peterson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jarrett Driver skillfully saved the ball. In the 26th minute, Otis Cherry 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. Jarrett Driver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Garner in the 30th minute of play. Dario Bledsoe kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalton Smiley in the 36th minute of play forced Sajoka FC's goalkeeper Isaiah Covington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Luciano Covington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaiah Covington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Laurence Peterson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jarrett Driver skillfully saved the ball. Luciano Covington kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After having played for 42 minutes, Otis Cherry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sajoka FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Otis Cherry was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 44 played minutes Sajoka FC got a freekick which was hit by Laurence Peterson. In the 45th minute of the match Dan Khan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isaiah Covington showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Lahore Lions players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sajoka FC were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Otis Cherry to strike the kick off in the second half. Colin Garrison took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isaiah Covington. Isaiah Covington dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Tobias Garner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jarrett Driver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otis Cherry in the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Luciano Covington had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaiah Covington. Sajoka FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luciano Covington was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After a rather tough play, Sajoka FC's Thad Stein got a free kick in the 68th minute. Isaiah Covington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Colin Garrison in the 73rd minute of the match. When Otis Cherry came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Sajoka FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Otis Cherry couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Otis Cherry 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. Isaiah Covington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Colin Garrison in the 82nd minute of play. Lahore Lions's Jarrett Driver proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Lahore Lions from getting a goal against them. Thad Stein was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. Sajoka FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 87th minute, Otis Cherry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sajoka FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. 90 minutes into the game, Jerold Cage was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lahore Lions's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sajoka FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Lahore Lions's Jerold Cage got a free kick in the 90th minute. Otis Cherry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Jarrett Driver made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Lahore Lions's zone, Otis Cherry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jarrett Driver came out of the goal and Otis Cherry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Sajoka FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.