League Play-Off

Shady Spring
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodrigo Reed kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Shady Spring FC's zone, Rod Worthington stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alonso Pacheco came out of the goal and Rod Worthington tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alonso Pacheco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rod Worthington in the 8th minute of the match. Alonso Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Little, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Wilbur Starnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shady Spring FC's goalkeeper Alonso Pacheco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alonso Pacheco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rod Worthington's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Shady Spring FC's Reggie Braden got a free kick in the 31st minute. Claudio Little sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armen Mkhitaryan's late challenge caught a Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armen Mkhitaryan helped the player get up and apologised. Alfredo Haynes hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Reggie Braden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alonso Romo was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Shady Spring FC's Alonso Pacheco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilbur Starnes in the 44th minute of play. After 45 minutes of play, Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Rod Worthington made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alonso Pacheco was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rod Worthington was the one to do the kick off. Jasper Dickey kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Rodrigo Reed fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 53rd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Little in the 55th minute of play forced Shady Spring FC's goalkeeper Alonso Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jasper Dickey was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 58 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, one of Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC. The referee gave Shady Spring FC a penalty, 59 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodrigo Reed, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC's Alonso Romo. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Little in the 72nd minute of play forced Shady Spring FC's goalkeeper Alonso Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Hugo Buchanan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Shady Spring FC's Alonso Pacheco got control of the ball when Wilbur Starnes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute, Reggie Braden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alonso Romo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Claudio Little fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonso Pacheco having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Shady Spring FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Claudio Little fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alonso Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Little, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Wilbur Starnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Shady Spring FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fort Pierce Sqwewouth AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.