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KRAKEN STADIUM
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lawrence Fitzpatrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Louis Oakes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Lancaster FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Adalberto Rector hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Abe Pulliam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kraken AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lancaster FC the free kick. After 8 played minutes Kraken AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abe Pulliam. Johnny Rojas struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Olin Izturis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lancaster FC. After having played for 12 minutes, Logan Alvaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kraken AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Logan Alvaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Lancaster FC's Lawrence Fitzpatrick sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olin Izturis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes in the game Cary Gomez did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dante Whitt. After 21 minutes, Travis Jimenez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lancaster FC and the Kraken AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Travis Jimenez kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Logan Alvaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Wilton Vilter made a huge save. Louis Oakes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Wilton Vilter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kraken AFC's attentive Domenic Barajas managed to snatch the ball when Isidro Sexton made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. Bronson Frank's late challenge caught a Lancaster FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bronson Frank helped the player get up and apologised. Lawrence Fitzpatrick struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Olin Izturis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lancaster FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Lawrence Fitzpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lancaster FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lawrence Fitzpatrick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olin Izturis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Logan Alvaro scored 1-0 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilton Vilter, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Logan Alvaro made the kick off in the second half. If Lawrence Fitzpatrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute Dante Whitt suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Hal Sizemore's late challenge caught a Kraken AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hal Sizemore helped the player get up and apologised. Kraken AFC made a substitution. Kristopher Savage replaced Dante Whitt. After 57 played minutes Lancaster FC got a freekick which was hit by Hal Sizemore. After having played for 63 minutes, Domenic Barajas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kraken AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domenic Barajas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Kraken AFC booed when Lancaster FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hal Sizemore didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Logan Alvaro notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lancaster FC's Wilton Vilter. Wilton Vilter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 70 minutes into the match, Lancaster FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domenic Barajas came free, but Wilton Vilter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Louis Oakes came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Kraken AFC 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 Louis Oakes couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd match minute, Kraken AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bronson Frank to maneuver through the defense. Lawrence Fitzpatrick could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Olin Izturis made a huge save. After having played for 86 minutes, Lawrence Fitzpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lancaster FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lawrence Fitzpatrick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Lawrence Fitzpatrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Johnny Rojas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 94 minutes into the game, Lawrence Fitzpatrick was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lancaster FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kraken AFC the free kick. Kraken AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.