League Play-Off

111 Avenue Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Marcones started the match with the kick off. Carson Craven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergey Kazachenok showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathanial Ervin in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Rich Hill FC's Ingemar Vallgren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Freer AFC were furious when Duke Cardwell was red carded, 13 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 14 played minutes Freer AFC got a freekick which was hit by Duke Cardwell. 15 minutes into the match, Freer AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Craig Chang came free, but Santo Fitzpatrick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Jacinto Quintal made a precise shot to the right of Sergey Kazachenok. Rich Hill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 22nd minute Jacinto Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Kazachenok saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nathanial Ervin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergey Kazachenok was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Santo Fitzpatrick came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Rich Hill FC's Ingemar Vallgren. But to his dismay, Ingemar Vallgren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Santo Fitzpatrick made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Ingemar Vallgren sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shane Bagley during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Freer AFC's Shane Bagley got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 40th minute, Jacinto Quintal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Santo Fitzpatrick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ingemar Vallgren in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ingemar Vallgren made a kick off. Philip Adair hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Sergey Kazachenok took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Rich Hill FC's Ingemar Vallgren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santo Fitzpatrick made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. 64 minutes into the match, Rich Hill FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Bagley came free, but Sergey Kazachenok reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Carson Craven got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Errol Engel during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Errol Engel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Fitzpatrick came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Rich Hill FC's Ian Brennan. But to his dismay, Ian Brennan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Santo Fitzpatrick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carson Craven in the 78th minute of the match. After 79 minutes Freer AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Craig Chang who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Craig Chang got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Santo Fitzpatrick quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sergey Kazachenok was a little too slow when Nathanial Ervin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 4-2. In the 88th minute, Freer AFC's Jacinto Quintal dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-3. For all the effort they put into the match, the Freer AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rich Hill FC.