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LA TORTURA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, one of Comunicaciones:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Lions of Quenns. Garrett Pollock stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gary Petty. 0-1. Leonard Burt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Jospeh Farr made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Burt got free with Jospeh Farr in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 13th minute by Marshall Kimbrough got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After having played for 14 minutes, Leonard Burt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Comunicaciones's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Burt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gary Petty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carson Connolly, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute Dana Wolf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gary Petty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Lions of Quenns's zone, Marshall Kimbrough stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jospeh Farr came out of the goal and Marshall Kimbrough tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Renaldo Root charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renaldo Root the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lions of Quenns getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Renaldo Root hit a great ball. Jospeh Farr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phillip Lentz, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Leonard Burt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Comunicaciones's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonard Burt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jospeh Farr breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marshall Kimbrough was extremely unlucky when he, in the 35th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 38 minutes into the match, Comunicaciones's goal looked a bit too open when Carson Connolly came free, but Gary Petty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Leonard Burt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jospeh Farr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dana Wolf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Comunicaciones players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lions of Quenns were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dana Wolf made a kick off. Tim Suggs hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Leonard Burt took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jospeh Farr. Jospeh Farr dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 60 minutes into the match, Leonard Burt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jospeh Farr. Lions of Quenns's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonard Burt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Leonard Burt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jospeh Farr having to interfere. In the 66th minute Leonard Burt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jospeh Farr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Comunicaciones's goal looked a bit too open when Dana Wolf came free, but Gary Petty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carson Connolly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gary Petty having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Comunicaciones's Tim Suggs got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 77 played minutes, Lions of Quenns's Garrett Pollock shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gary Petty came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lions of Quenns reached it. Comunicaciones's Marshall Kimbrough got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, Leonard Burt 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. 83 minutes into the match, Comunicaciones's Leonard Burt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jospeh Farr narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dana Wolf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gary Petty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phillip Lentz kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. A collision led to Comunicaciones getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Rashad Hutchins hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lions of Quenns's Charlie Phipps slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gary Petty. That made the score 2-2 after 96 minutes of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Comunicaciones players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.