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Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Clay Velez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Miami Lightnings's supporters rose to their feet, but Clay Velez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronald Barrow breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Garry Elmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clay Velez charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clay Velez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Miami Lightnings getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Clay Velez hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Miami Lightnings's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Christopher Joiner fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Francis Hood might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eric Siegel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francis Hood ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christopher Joiner got free with Eric Siegel in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronald Barrow showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garry Elmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Miami Lightnings's Eric Siegel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Miami Lightnings from getting a goal against them. If Francis Hood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christopher Joiner in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eric Siegel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Clay Velez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ronald Barrow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reed McNair in the 39th minute of play forced USA Thunder's goalkeeper Ronald Barrow to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Asher Peck came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the USA Thunder 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 Asher Peck couldn't finish the play.

Miami Lightnings's Garry Elmore got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miami Lightnings's goalkeeper Eric Siegel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Allen Parrish kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. If Christopher Joiner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Hood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of USA Thunder booed when Miami Lightnings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reed McNair didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Francis Hood 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. Christopher Joiner struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Eric Siegel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA Thunder. Francis Hood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Eric Siegel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ronald Barrow made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clay Velez in the 68th minute. Christopher Joiner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Eric Siegel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wyatt Jimenez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, USA Thunder's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Clay Velez fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Miami Lightnings's Garry Elmore in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA Thunder's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Francis Hood managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA Thunder's supporters rose to their feet, but Francis Hood was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Siegel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Francis Hood's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eric Siegel was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 90th match minute, USA Thunder was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asher Peck to maneuver through the defense. Clay Velez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wyatt Jimenez's late challenge caught a Miami Lightnings's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wyatt Jimenez helped the player get up and apologised. Eric Siegel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Joiner, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Robert Guerra's late challenge caught a USA Thunder's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Guerra helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of USA Thunder booed when Miami Lightnings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, USA Thunder failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.