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Match Report
Sandia Heights
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760,
Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Sandia Heights's Raphael Yoshioka started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Dustin Nava managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sandia Heights's supporters rose to their feet, but Dustin Nava was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Scot Doran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jared Cho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Tracy Chin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tracy Chin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Clifford, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Scot Doran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bobby Staton in the 9th minute. In the 16th minute of the match, Dustin Nava tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Scot Doran saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 18 minutes into the match, Lynchburg's goal looked a bit too open when Dustin Nava came free, but Scot Doran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Lazaro McKinley put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Sandia Heights:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lynchburg:s goal. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Lynchburg. Ari Summers stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tracy Chin. 0-1. The supporters of Lynchburg booed when Sandia Heights was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Velazquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tracy Chin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jared Cho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tracy Chin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendan Randolph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dustin Nava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Scot Doran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dustin Nava in the 35th minute of play. Edgardo Clifford's late challenge caught a Sandia Heights's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgardo Clifford helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brendan Randolph during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lynchburg's Brendan Randolph got a free kick in the 37th minute. Dustin Nava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Scot Doran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dustin Nava fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scot Doran having to interfere. After 44 played minutes Sandia Heights got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Yoshioka. Jared Cho took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tracy Chin. Tracy Chin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tad Bernier to strike the kick off in the second half. Scot Doran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bobby Staton in the 54th minute of play. Scot Doran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bobby Staton in the 55th minute of the match. A collision led to Lynchburg getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Brendan Randolph hit a great ball. Dustin Nava might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Scot Doran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dustin Nava ran back to his position shaking his head. After 62 minutes, Gilberto Velazquez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sandia Heights and the Lynchburg players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Sandia Heights got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Velazquez. Dustin Nava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Scot Doran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dustin Nava, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lynchburg's Scot Doran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dustin Nava in the 67th minute of play. Dustin Nava fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scot Doran having to interfere. Lynchburg's Scot Doran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dustin Nava in the 76th minute of play. Gilbert Beasley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scot Doran having to interfere. Lynchburg's Scot Doran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dustin Nava in the 83rd minute of play. Scot Doran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bobby Staton, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Dustin Nava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Scot Doran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Sandia Heights manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Lynchburg to win.
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