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Amethyst
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arthur Richey made the kick off which started today's match. Geoffrey Pickett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Witt having to interfere. A collision led to Marlboro getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Walton Lin hit a great ball. Marlboro's Guillermo Witt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geoffrey Pickett in the 10th minute of play. Jimmy Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Richey in the 19th minute of play. Sheldon Boyce charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sheldon Boyce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Trabuco Highlands getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Sheldon Boyce hit a great ball. Jimmy Cruz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matt Dillon in the 22nd minute. When Trabuco Highlands's Geoffrey Pickett in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marlboro's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sheldon Boyce in the 26th minute of play forced Marlboro's goalkeeper Guillermo Witt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sheldon Boyce's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guillermo Witt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Matt Dillon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Jimmy Cruz made a huge save. In the 33rd minute of the match, Walton Lin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jimmy Cruz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Trabuco Highlands's Jimmy Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Richey in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Matt Dillon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marlboro's supporters rose to their feet, but Matt Dillon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jimmy Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jimmy Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walton Lin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Matt Dillon notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Trabuco Highlands's Jimmy Cruz. Jimmy Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Marlboro's Leif Dooley got a free kick in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Geoffrey Pickett made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Geoffrey Pickett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trabuco Highlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geoffrey Pickett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 56 played minutes Marlboro got a freekick which was hit by Ralph Noble. Mike Slaughter's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Guillermo Witt firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jimmy Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Dillon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimmy Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Dillon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trabuco Highlands's Jimmy Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Richey in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Hans Ruth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Witt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geoffrey Pickett's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Ruth in the 76th minute of play forced Marlboro's goalkeeper Guillermo Witt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Marlboro's Walton Lin got a free kick in the 78th minute. Trabuco Highlands's Mike Slaughter got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marlboro's goalkeeper Guillermo Witt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mike Slaughter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Witt having to interfere. After some careless play in the Marlboro defense, Mike Slaughter kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guillermo Witt. The Marlboro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guillermo Witt should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the match, Trabuco Highlands's goal looked a bit too open when Matt Dillon came free, but Jimmy Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.