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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adalberto Walden got the match started through his kick off. Logan Burkett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adalberto Walden went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 6th minute Adalberto Walden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Logan Burkett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adalberto Walden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Logan Burkett having to interfere. Logan Burkett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio James, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgilio James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, TURKISH KINGS's Quincy McLean sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oscar Shook narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Logan Burkett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adalberto Walden went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Leif Zavala managed to get in a good position for a shot. TURKISH KINGS's supporters rose to their feet, but Leif Zavala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Shook breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Adalberto Walden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Logan Burkett was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. If Quincy McLean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Leif Zavala came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the TURKISH KINGS 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 Leif Zavala couldn't finish the play. Logan Burkett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Walden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in TURKISH KINGS's zone, Virgilio James stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Logan Burkett came out of the goal and Virgilio James tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leif Zavala was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 39th minute. TURKISH KINGS's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Logan Burkett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Walden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 45 minutes, Quincy McLean managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TURKISH KINGS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quincy McLean was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leif Zavala was the one to do the kick off. Sapulpa FC's Dustin Tapia shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 61st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Logan Burkett but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Adalberto Walden managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sapulpa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Adalberto Walden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Logan Burkett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quincy McLean in the 64th minute of play forced Sapulpa FC's goalkeeper Oscar Shook to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sapulpa FC booed when TURKISH KINGS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffrey Schaffer didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Adalberto Walden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Virgilio James's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Logan Burkett firmly grabbed it by the left post. Rory Stone hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Virgilio James had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Virgilio James had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Len Coppack during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sapulpa FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Len Coppack hit a great ball. When Adalberto Walden came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Sapulpa 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 Adalberto Walden couldn't finish the play. When Rory Stone was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes had been played. In the 90th minute, Rory Stone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adalberto Walden in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Logan Burkett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Sapulpa FC's Adalberto Walden slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Logan Burkett. That made the score 0-3 after 94 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded Sapulpa FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than TURKISH KINGS.