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Bank of California S
Spectators: 7501 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Santiago Gillespie started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the Los Angeles FC defense, Santiago Gillespie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jayson Faulkner. The Los Angeles FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jayson Faulkner should have stopped the shot. Darius Burnham received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bronson Fitzgerald came out and tried to block the shot, but Darius Burnham slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 9th minute. Darius Burnham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Bronson Fitzgerald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Colby Broussard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Longview Heights and the Los Angeles FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Longview Heights getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Colby Broussard hit a great ball. Los Angeles FC's Jayson Faulkner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Baggett in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Los Angeles FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Elliott Vilter hit a great ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Santiago Gillespie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Longview Heights's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santiago Gillespie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Gillespie in the 36th minute of play forced Los Angeles FC's goalkeeper Jayson Faulkner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bronson Fitzgerald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darius Burnham, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Darius Burnham made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Jose Carrington hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Los Angeles FC's goalkeeper Jayson Faulkner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wendell Rooney. After some careless play in the Los Angeles FC defense, Santiago Gillespie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jayson Faulkner. The Los Angeles FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jayson Faulkner should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jack Baggett during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jack Baggett hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Santiago Gillespie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jayson Faulkner was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Jack Baggetts short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Jayson Faulkner to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jayson Faulkner was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Santiago Gillespie showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 71 minute of play. Jayson Faulkner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jack Baggett in the 78th minute. Wendell Rooney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Clayton Vazquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jayson Faulkner having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Gillespie in the 81st minute of play forced Los Angeles FC's goalkeeper Jayson Faulkner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jayson Faulkner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Gillespie in the 89th minute of play. Jack Baggett could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Jayson Faulkner made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antony Castle during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Los Angeles FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Castle to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Vazquez in the 94th minute of play forced Los Angeles FC's goalkeeper Jayson Faulkner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Longview Heights supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Longview Heights would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.