League Play-Off

Langlais
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reynaldo Esparza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Reynaldo Esparza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to BLUE MACHINE getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Fiacre Beasley hit a great ball. In the 7th minute of the match Stan Rossignol sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dewayne Bowen skillfully saved the ball. Albernik666's Necmi Yaltıray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Watkins in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes BLUE MACHINE got a freekick which was hit by Fiacre Beasley. In the 13th minute of the match Stan Rossignol sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dewayne Bowen skillfully saved the ball. In the 18th match minute, BLUE MACHINE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derek Carrillo to maneuver through the defense. Kip Suggs charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kip Suggs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. BLUE MACHINE's Armando Watkins got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Albernik666 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Kip Suggs hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Armando Watkins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Necmi Yaltıray was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 33 played minutes BLUE MACHINE got a freekick which was hit by Derek Carrillo. Reynaldo Esparza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Necmi Yaltıray made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taylor Ryan in the 42nd minute of play forced BLUE MACHINE's goalkeeper Dewayne Bowen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theodore Pulliam hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Derek Carrillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Necmi Yaltıray having to make a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jordan Bellamy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dewayne Bowen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jordan Bellamy in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, BLUE MACHINE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fiacre Beasley to maneuver through the defense. If Reynaldo Esparza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, BLUE MACHINE's goalkeeper Dewayne Bowen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stan Rossignol. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordan Bellamy in the 66th minute of play forced BLUE MACHINE's goalkeeper Dewayne Bowen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Taylor Ryan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Albernik666 and the BLUE MACHINE players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Taylor Ryan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Esparza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Necmi Yaltıray having to interfere. Taylor Ryan was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Taylor Ryan hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The Albernik666 fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Albernik666's Jordan Bellamy 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jordan Bellamy in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dewayne Bowen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Dewayne Bowen managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Albernik666's Jordan Bellamy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Reynaldo Esparza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.