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Lake Junaluska Park
Spectators: 8507 (Terracing: 6381, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emery Faulk kicked off to start the match. Lake Junaluska FC's Keenan Blake got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Lake Junaluska FC's Klara Kent threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jonathon Frost, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Klara Kent made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keenan Blake in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Keenan Blake in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Klara Kent saved Orangeburg from getting behind. Brock Delong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Hilario Carro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Klara Kent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keenan Blake in the 29th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Darron Messer got free with Klara Kent in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 33 minutes into the game, Darron Messer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Klara Kent was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 37th minute Jonathon Frost shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klara Kent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Keenan Blake in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Klara Kent prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 42nd play minutes Keenan Blake shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Klara Kent and just under the crossbar into goal. Klara Kent stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Keenan Blake's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Keenan Blake to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Keenan Blake managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lake Junaluska FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Keenan Blake was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Klara Kent breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Keenan Blake blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Klara Kent having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Joel Pollard put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Klara Kent. When Winston Sheppard came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Lake Junaluska 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 Winston Sheppard couldn't finish the play. In the 60th match minute, Orangeburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cason Addison to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keenan Blake in the 62nd minute of play forced Orangeburg's goalkeeper Klara Kent to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Orangeburg's zone, Darron Messer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klara Kent came out of the goal and Darron Messer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Klara Kent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Pollard in the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Keenan Blake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klara Kent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 70 minutes of play, Lake Junaluska FC's Darron Messer made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Klara Kent was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emery Faulk kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Lake Junaluska FC made a substitution. Cyrus Hamlin replaced Jonathon Frost. 76 minutes into the game, Lake Junaluska FC's Keenan Blake nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Klara Kent made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darron Messer in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Klara Kent saved Orangeburg from getting behind. Klara Kent took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keenan Blake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Keenan Blake left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lake Junaluska FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Lake Junaluska FC made a substitution. Jimmy Babcock replaced Robin Irvin. Klara Kent came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Lake Junaluska FC's Keenan Blake. But to his dismay, Keenan Blake quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. After a defensive mix-up in Orangeburg's zone, Darron Messer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klara Kent came out of the goal and Darron Messer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lake Junaluska FC's Cyrus Hamlin got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes in the game, Keenan Blake dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Keenan Blake blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Klara Kent having to make a save. Klara Kent showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keenan Blake in the 94th minute of the match. Lake Junaluska FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.