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The Electric Castle
Spectators: 9228 (Terracing: 6922, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arne Kinnaird got the match started through his kick off. Brown Muddle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Oswald Verhaeghen made a huge save. Oswald Verhaeghen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brown Muddle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the game, one of Ayreon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Oswald Verhaeghen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arne Kinnaird's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. With his leg Oswald Verhaeghen managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Ayreon's Arne Kinnaird fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hank Turner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Oswald Verhaeghen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niles Hodson in the 21st minute of play forced Ayreon's goalkeeper Joseph Mccormick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 22 in the game by Arne Kinnaird from a close distance when the talented Oswald Verhaeghen managed to make a qualified save. Brookton's players were relieved. When Arne Kinnaird came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Ayreon 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 Arne Kinnaird couldn't finish the play. When Brown Muddle came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Ayreon 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 Brown Muddle couldn't finish the play. Oswald Verhaeghen came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Ayreon's Arne Kinnaird. But to his dismay, Arne Kinnaird quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arne Kinnaird got free with Oswald Verhaeghen in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Brookton's Oswald Verhaeghen got control of the ball when Brown Muddle tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ayreon's Arne Kinnaird in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brookton's goalie prevented a goal. 37 minutes into the match, Brown Muddle dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oswald Verhaeghen, 2-1. After 40 played minutes Brookton got a freekick which was hit by Barth Pinhey. In the 42nd minute, Brookton's Berry Starling seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Berry Starling the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Brookton protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Berry Starling had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niles Hodson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Jared Tucknott ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oswald Verhaeghen was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. When Ayreon's Arne Kinnaird in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brookton's goalie prevented a goal. When Ayreon's Arne Kinnaird in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brookton's goalie prevented a goal. In the 57th minute, Arne Kinnaird left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ayreon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. If Brown Muddle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Jared Tucknott ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oswald Verhaeghen was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. In the 65th minute Arne Kinnaird shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oswald Verhaeghen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niles Hodson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Ayreon's Best Smoothy got a free kick in the 76th minute. Best Smoothy stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of Brookton's defenders and the ball went out. Ayreon appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. Arne Kinnaird might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oswald Verhaeghen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arne Kinnaird ran back to his position shaking his head. Hank Turner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arne Kinnaird sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 83 minutes, Arne Kinnaird managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ayreon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arne Kinnaird was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Brookton's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Kinnaird came free, but Oswald Verhaeghen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86thth minute of the game Arne Kinnaird who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brookton's Oswald Verhaeghen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 8-1 when Arne Kinnaird sped through Brookton's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Oswald Verhaeghen. Oswald Verhaeghen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arne Kinnaird in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brookton's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Brown Muddle was slow to take the kick. During this time Ayreon's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jared Tucknott in the 94th minute of play forced Brookton's goalkeeper Oswald Verhaeghen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ayreon had played much better football throughout.