The Theatre
Spectators: 8015 (Terracing: 6013,
Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Ditalent.F.C.'s Deng Zheng Ke started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some careless play in the Johnson Lane defense, Dudley Puckett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aaron Vogt. The Johnson Lane fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aaron Vogt should have stopped the shot. Aaron Vogt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk McQueen, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Deng Zheng Ke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ditalent.F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Dirk McQueen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Aaron Vogt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Deng Zheng Ke kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aaron Vogt. That made the score 4-0 in the 26 minute of play. Aaron Vogt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Deng Zheng Ke went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Dave Zamora made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Damon Kenney. Antonio Platt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Johnson Lane getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Marquis Bynum hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, Johnson Lane's Damon Lehman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haimon Moraitopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Desmond Garcia's late challenge caught a Ditalent.F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Desmond Garcia helped the player get up and apologised. Desmond Garcia hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Johnson Lane's Aaron Vogt got control of the ball when Deng Zheng Ke tried to sneak it across the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Deng Zheng Ke had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aaron Vogt. Johnson Lane's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Deng Zheng Ke was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After 45 minutes, Damon Lehman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Johnson Lane and the Ditalent.F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Johnson Lane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damon Lehman to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the game, Damon Kenney was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ditalent.F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Johnson Lane the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ditalent.F.C.'s Damon Kenney got a free kick in the 48th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damon Lehman was the one to do the kick off. Deng Zheng Ke took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aaron Vogt. Aaron Vogt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Aaron Vogt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk McQueen in the 60th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Johnson Lane's goal looked a bit too open when Dirk McQueen came free, but Aaron Vogt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Antonio Platt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Vogt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johnson Lane's Aaron Vogt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Zheng Ke in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Deng Zheng Ke notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Johnson Lane's Aaron Vogt. Aaron Vogt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute Deng Zheng Ke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Vogt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Antonio Platt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Deng Zheng Ke in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Vogt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Johnson Lane booed when Ditalent.F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Platt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Johnson Lane's goalkeeper Aaron Vogt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Johnson Lane's Aaron Vogt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirk McQueen in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Johnson Lane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jackson Cornett to maneuver through the defense.
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