The Seals battled  hard  throughout the 90 minutes of play, but were unable to find the net tonight.  With a dynamic attack, and good movement on top, the Seals generated a number of good chances in the first half.  Steven Cordova one-on-one with the goalie, Kellan Wilson, hero of the Fuego match got up in the air for some great chances again.  Yousef Samy sent in some great balls from the right side to the forwards & midfielders attacking the goal.

Tonight however, nobody could find the net.  The Frogs generated some great offense as well, and nearly won the game late on a shot that was deflected off a defender nearly missing wide right.

A goal was simply not to be found.

The Seals got some great play from keeper Dan Benton tonight.  On three separate occasions, Benton was falling to his left or right, and managed to deflect the shot on his opposite side - fingers, foot, leg. 

Benton was simply awesome.

Across the defense the Seals were solid.  Yousef Samy on the right, Doug Carr and Rich Halvorsen inside, and Shea Whelan on the left were stopping, stealing, heading, and otherwise always seeming to show up at the right place at the right time to thwart the Frogs offense.

Play in the midfield with Rawlie Masaniani, Mike Balogun, Francisco Camacho, and Richard Duru was also solid.  Active play on the wings, and timely distribution in the center, the Seals moved the ball well through the midfield and turned the ball upfield in transition effectively. 

The Seals next opponent is the Lancaster Rattlers in an away game at Lancaster this Friday night at 7:00pm. The Seals will open at home against the Orange County Blue Star Saturday May 17th, at USF Negoesco Stadium.  Game time will be 7:00pm.

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