League Play-Off

FrendLee Sports Dome
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arthur Reindahl took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Dodge City booed when byby Im Bored.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zackary Bibby didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Dodge City fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Dodge City's Arthur Reindahl looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind byby Im Bored.com's goalkeeper Richard Verity, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, byby Im Bored.com's goal looked a bit too open when Danny Button came free, but Richard Verity reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Verity showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theofanis Papadimidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. With a little luck, Dodge City's Alisson Stegen got control of the ball when Gav Brodie tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, Dodge City's Arthur Reindahl made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Richard Verity was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Theofanis Papadimidis in the 30th minute of play forced byby Im Bored.com's goalkeeper Richard Verity to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. byby Im Bored.com's Richard Verity played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danny Button in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Danny Button notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of byby Im Bored.com's Richard Verity. Richard Verity was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Richard Verity took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piers Cotterill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th match minute, byby Im Bored.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mitch Lightfoot to maneuver through the defense. Richard Verity didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arthur Reindahl went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 46 minutes into the match, byby Im Bored.com's goal looked a bit too open when Danny Button came free, but Richard Verity reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to byby Im Bored.com getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Mitch Lightfoot hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerome Trusswell to make the kick off. Danny Button received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Richard Verity came out and tried to block the shot, but Danny Button slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 52nd minute. If Theofanis Papadimidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Verity showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Button, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 63 minutes of play, Dodge City's Arthur Reindahl made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Richard Verity was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arthur Reindahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Richard Verity tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Dodge City's Theofanis Papadimidis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Gav Brodie's late challenge caught a Dodge City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gav Brodie helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st minute, Danny Button made a precise shot to the right of Richard Verity. byby Im Bored.com's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Verne Morning kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Gav Brodie hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Arthur Reindahl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dodge City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arthur Reindahl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. byby Im Bored.com's Richard Verity played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theofanis Papadimidis in the 96th minute of play.