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Castle Hills
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Orlando Barnett kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes of play, Castle Hills FC's Glenn Stinson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geoff Donnelly was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bennett Ledbetter might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saul Coulter. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bennett Ledbetter ran back to his position shaking his head. Bennett Ledbetter kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Duncan Sloan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geoff Donnelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Barnett in the 18th minute of play. Geoff Donnelly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luther Kaplan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luther Kaplan might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geoff Donnelly. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luther Kaplan ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Los Angeles Rams getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alec Wolfe hit a great ball. After 26 played minutes Los Angeles Rams got a freekick which was hit by Bennett Ledbetter. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orlando Barnett in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geoff Donnelly prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st play minute Duncan Sloan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Geoff Donnelly. 2-0. Orlando Barnett received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Geoff Donnelly came out and tried to block the shot, but Orlando Barnett slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Bennett Ledbetter was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Angeles Rams's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Castle Hills FC the free kick. In the 38th minute, Castle Hills FC's Duncan Sloan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Geoff Donnelly. Geoff Donnelly yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. When Orlando Barnett fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Castle Hills FC's protests and gave Orlando Barnett a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Los Angeles Rams booed when Castle Hills FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Barnett didn't get a good kick on the ball. Los Angeles Rams's Geoff Donnelly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Barnett in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Celedonio Artaldo made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Castle Hills FC got a freekick which was hit by Luther Kaplan. In the 53rd minute Glenn Stinson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geoff Donnelly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geoff Donnelly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duncan Sloan in the 55th minute of the match. Duncan Sloan took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geoff Donnelly. Geoff Donnelly dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 62nd match minute, Los Angeles Rams was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jackson Bradley to maneuver through the defense. Geoff Donnelly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luther Kaplan in the 67th minute of the match. After 68 played minutes Los Angeles Rams got a freekick which was hit by Dario Diagur. Castle Hills FC's Orlando Barnett got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Wilfred Potts's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geoff Donnelly was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Los Angeles Rams's goal looked a bit too open when Glenn Stinson came free, but Geoff Donnelly reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Orlando Barnett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Castle Hills FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Orlando Barnett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Geoff Donnelly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geoff Donnelly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luther Kaplan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Orlando Barnett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geoff Donnelly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duncan Sloan in the 89th minute of play forced Los Angeles Rams's goalkeeper Geoff Donnelly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geoff Donnelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Barnett in the 96th minute of play. Castle Hills FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.