League Play-Off

Arborial Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC SLAVIA FL's Virgil Ragsdale 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. Virgil Ragsdale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC SLAVIA FL getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Wade Acero hit a great ball. Garrett McKinney was a little too slow when Lucas Navarro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Ken Ivey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Garrett McKinney stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisito James's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. In the 19thth minute of the game Luisito James who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC SLAVIA FL's Garrett McKinney was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Rush in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute FC SLAVIA FL were awarded a corner. Jess Calcagnini went to the cornerflag to take it. Shaki Conn came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC SLAVIA FL's Virgil Ragsdale. But to his dismay, Virgil Ragsdale quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Navarro got free with Garrett McKinney in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Ivey in the 32nd minute of play forced FC SLAVIA FL's goalkeeper Garrett McKinney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garrett McKinney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito James, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Garrett McKinney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Ivey, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgil Ragsdale in the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute ForestFire were awarded a corner. Luisito James went to the cornerflag to take it. Lucas Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Ken Ivey made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Luisito James shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garrett McKinney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shaki Conn made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Manuel Rush sent off a good shot on target. Manuel Rush received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Shaki Conn came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Rush slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 56th minute. In the 63rd minute, Mohammed Hickman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garrett McKinney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Navarro in the 66th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Luisito James. ForestFire's Shaki Conn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save ForestFire from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Lucas Navarro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Garrett McKinney was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 73rd minute Mohammed Hickman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shaki Conn made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Manuel Rush sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to FC SLAVIA FL getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Mohammed Hickman hit a great ball. ForestFire made a substitution. Jose Hoyt replaced Danial Dunbar. After a rather tough play, FC SLAVIA FL's Mohammed Hickman got a free kick in the 77th minute. With a little luck, ForestFire's Shaki Conn got control of the ball when Virgil Ragsdale tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, FC SLAVIA FL's goal looked a bit too open when Ken Ivey came free, but Garrett McKinney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC SLAVIA FL's Jess Calcagnini got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 86 minutes of play, ForestFire's Lucas Navarro made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Garrett McKinney was left in no man's land by his defense there!