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White Sands
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Logan Vogel took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Lukasz Jazwiec had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of DeAndre Palacios. White Sands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukasz Jazwiec was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Virgilio Kennedy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but White Sands's DeAndre Palacios was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chard United's Randall Stevens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Chard United from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the game, Kerem Aktürkoglu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chard United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave White Sands the free kick. A collision led to Chard United getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kerem Aktürkoglu hit a great ball. After 15 minutes of play, Chard United's Virgilio Kennedy made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. DeAndre Palacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th match minute, Chard United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerem Aktürkoglu to maneuver through the defense. If Lamar Arthur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in White Sands's zone, Lamar Arthur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. DeAndre Palacios came out of the goal and Lamar Arthur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Chard United fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Chard United's Lamar Arthur 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 47 minutes into the match, Lamar Arthur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of DeAndre Palacios. White Sands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lamar Arthur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Chard United's Martin Craven was substituted for Lamar Arthur. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Virgilio Kennedy sped through White Sands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of DeAndre Palacios. Virgilio Kennedy 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. After a defensive mix-up in White Sands's zone, Virgilio Kennedy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. DeAndre Palacios came out of the goal and Virgilio Kennedy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in White Sands's zone, Lukasz Jazwiec stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. DeAndre Palacios came out of the goal and Lukasz Jazwiec tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. DeAndre Palacios was a little too slow when Virgilio Kennedy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-8. Martin Craven in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of DeAndre Palacios, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 75th minute, Lukasz Jazwiec left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chard United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. DeAndre Palacios didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Craven went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. Martin Craven took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised DeAndre Palacios. DeAndre Palacios dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. After some careless play in the White Sands defense, Virgilio Kennedy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of DeAndre Palacios. The White Sands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that DeAndre Palacios should have stopped the shot. Chard United's Lukasz Jazwiec got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A hard shot 92 in the game by Martin Craven from a close distance when the talented DeAndre Palacios managed to make a qualified save. White Sands's players were relieved. 94 minutes into the game, Martin Craven recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of DeAndre Palacios. Martin Craven showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-13. DeAndre Palacios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Craven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.