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Match Report
Winchester
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lamar McCracken made the kick off which started today's match. Dave Aragon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jerrod Patel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lamar McCracken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dave Aragon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerrod Patel having to interfere. In the 11th minute Jospeh Price shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Maher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ari Beam's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eliseo Maher firmly grabbed it by the left post. 16 minutes into the match, Milaca's goalkeeper Eliseo Maher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ari Beam. In the 19th minute Jospeh Price shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Maher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Preston Hardy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerrod Patel having to interfere. Jerrod Patel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lamar McCracken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ari Beam in the 25th minute of play forced Milaca's goalkeeper Eliseo Maher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Adam Fulton shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jerrod Patel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, Alistair Hamby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Milaca's Eliseo Maher got control of the ball when Paul Herrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Preston Hardy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jerrod Patel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerrod Patel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lamar McCracken in the 38th minute of play. Preston Hardy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jerrod Patel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliseo Maher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ari Beam in the 46th minute. After 47 played minutes Milaca got a freekick which was hit by Sidney Thomson. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jospeh Price to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Milaca's Preston Hardy made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerrod Patel was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 54th match minute, Milaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Fulton to maneuver through the defense. If Preston Hardy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Milaca's Lamar McCracken slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jerrod Patel. That made the score 0-2 after 60 minutes of play. 65 minutes into the match, Winchester's goalkeeper Jerrod Patel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Preston Hardy. In the 66thth minute of the game Lamar McCracken who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Winchester's Jerrod Patel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67th minute, Preston Hardy 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. If Preston Hardy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Preston Hardy in the 73rd minute of play forced Winchester's goalkeeper Jerrod Patel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lamar McCracken in the 76thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jerrod Patel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jerrod Patel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lamar McCracken's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Eliseo Maher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul Herrera in the 89th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Lamar McCracken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerrod Patel. Winchester's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lamar McCracken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.
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