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Rancho Palos Verdes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rancho Palos Verdes FC's Derrick Robles started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Leonard Baldwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lawrence Beard, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With his leg Lee Curran managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Rancho Palos Verdes FC's Cyrus Griggs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alistair Mayberry scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonard Baldwin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 20 minutes into the match, Rancho Palos Verdes FC's Cyrus Griggs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lee Curran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Derrick Robles's late challenge caught a Burnham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Derrick Robles helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes Rancho Palos Verdes FC got a freekick which was hit by Derrick Robles. If Derrick Robles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonard Baldwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alistair Mayberry, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Rancho Palos Verdes FC's Derrick Robles got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lee Curran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derrick Robles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Alistair Mayberry made a precise shot to the right of Leonard Baldwin. Rancho Palos Verdes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alistair Mayberry to make the kick off. Lee Curran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derrick Robles, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Alistair Mayberry was extremely unlucky when he, in the 65th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 66 played minutes Rancho Palos Verdes FC got a freekick which was hit by Eric Dugan. Leonard Baldwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alistair Mayberry in the 71st minute of the match. Rancho Palos Verdes FC's Cyrus Griggs got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Alistair Mayberry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes of play, Rancho Palos Verdes FC's Cyrus Griggs made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lee Curran was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Burnham's Alistair Mayberry got a free kick in the 96th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.