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North Hills
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Del Weathers started the match with the kick off. Orkan's Carson Rhoades played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Del Weathers in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes, Alejandro Gipson made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. North Hills's Jerrod Lockhart tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Alejandro Gipson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute, Alejandro Gipson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerrod Lockhart was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 26th minute, Benito Bland 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. Del Weathers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alejandro Gipson struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Jerrod Lockhart didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orkan. Orkan's Sheldon Holder got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Orkan booed when North Hills was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raymundo Calloway didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute, Adolfo Ott 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. Alejandro Gipson took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerrod Lockhart. Jerrod Lockhart dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Jerrod Lockhart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tracey Conley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Tracey Conley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orkan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alejandro Gipson made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes North Hills's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adolfo Ott who took care of the corner kick. Adolfo Ott made a great header on Orkan's corner, it was just that North Hills's Jerrod Lockhart managed to reach the ball for a save. When Ivan Crockett came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Orkan 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 Ivan Crockett couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, North Hills's Jerrod Lockhart got control of the ball when Alejandro Gipson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orkan's Benito Bland quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Levi Triplett, made in the 62nd minute of the game. Alejandro Gipson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Orkan getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Benito Bland hit a great ball. Alejandro Gipson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the game, Arthur Chapman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Hills's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orkan the free kick. In the 74th minute, Arthur Chapman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alejandro Gipson came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Orkan 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 Alejandro Gipson couldn't finish the play. With his leg Jerrod Lockhart managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Orkan's Alejandro Gipson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After taking down the ball on Orkan's corner Adolfo Ott fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jerrod Lockhart quite easily take care of the ball. Alejandro Gipson struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Jerrod Lockhart didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orkan. When Aluísio da Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Orkan 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 Aluísio da Silveira couldn't finish the play. Jerrod Lockhart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tracey Conley in the 87th minute of the match. When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Aluísio da Silveira kicked in his highest speed and managed to shoot a ball that bounced on the left post and went on into the goal. Result 0-6. Ethan Blount's late challenge caught a Orkan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ethan Blount helped the player get up and apologised. Alejandro Gipson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jerrod Lockhart came out and tried to block the shot, but Alejandro Gipson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 95th minute. Orkan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.