League

Green Acres Park
Spectators: 5050 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Neal Stark took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eric Siegel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roberto Albert in the 3rd minute. Roberto Albert hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Garry Elmore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Donnie Faulk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 8 minutes, Garry Elmore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Miami Lightnings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Garry Elmore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 10 played minutes Miami Lightnings got a freekick which was hit by Clay Velez. Domenic Gipson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Eric Siegel made a huge save. Eric Siegel was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Domenic Gipson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Domenic Gipson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Garry Elmore came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Miami Lightnings 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 Garry Elmore couldn't finish the play. Clay Velez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 33 minutes, Roberto Albert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the turkısh team and the Miami Lightnings players grew even worse after the yellow card. 34 minutes into the match, turkısh team's goal looked a bit too open when Clay Velez came free, but Donnie Faulk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th 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. Donnie Faulk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eric Siegel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neal Stark, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Donnie Faulk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clay Velez, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 47th minute, Domenic Gipson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eric Siegel was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

54 minutes into the match, turkısh team's goal looked a bit too open when Garry Elmore came free, but Donnie Faulk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clay Velez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Donnie Faulk made a huge save. Eric Siegel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Albert in the 58th minute of play. Donnie Faulk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garry Elmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, turkısh team's Donnie Faulk got control of the ball when Clay Velez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clay Velez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Donnie Faulk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garry Elmore in the 67th minute of play forced turkısh team's goalkeeper Donnie Faulk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th match minute, turkısh team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Albert to maneuver through the defense. If Garry Elmore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donnie Faulk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clay Velez in the 72nd minute. Garry Elmore could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Donnie Faulk made a huge save. In the 82nd 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. After 82 played minutes Miami Lightnings got a freekick which was hit by Robert Guerra. Domenic Gipson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Eric Siegel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Reed McNair 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. Garry Elmore succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Miami Lightnings players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for turkısh team.