It what can only be described as an "Arsenal" type display, United proved capable of being both scintillating in attack and ludicrously poor in defence.
Castaways opened the scoring in the fifth minute by capitalizing on poor marking off a set-piece (sound familiar Arsenal fans). A free kick was floated in from the left wing and the Casty's forward rose to head home unmarked.
Arsenal concede a similar header to Casty's first (1:03 in)
United continued to doze and were nearly punished again for some slack marking. As the half wore on though, United got firmly into the driving seat and pressured the Castaways back line with some sublime passing moves. Unfortunately there was just no finish to compliment the tidy attacking play.
United's passing was sublime at times
The half ended at 1-nil for Casty's but Lakehill knew that their chances would come and that they needed to take them when they did.
And come they did as United came out firing on all cylinders in the second half. It was United who created several good early chances but were simply unable to finish. Finally, United got an equalizer midway through the half.
Unfortunately, the tie game was short lived as United conceded a second in dubious fashion after they had chances to clear the ball out of their own area.
United, though, continued to attack and were rewarded once again with a goal in what was turning into a thriller for all the wrong reasons.
Unfortunately, that was as close as they would come to any points as not once, but twice, Castaways punished some weak defending and went on to win the game.
United will be hoping for more this weekend as they entertain Cowichan at the Foot.
Man of the Match: N/A
Holle-Nash Award: N/A
Moan of the Match: There were at least 4 of them, lost count offensively.
*No United players or coaches will be mentioned in this report to protect their identities.
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