League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rickie Friend got the match started through his kick off. Paul Castillo De Reyes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Pratt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid FC's zone, Brice Webster stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Castillo De Reyes came out of the goal and Brice Webster tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dan Pratt hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Rickie Friend's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noah Quinones was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Rickie Friend could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Noah Quinones made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Real Madrid FC's Noah Quinones threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rickie Friend, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Paul Castillo De Reyes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Pratt in the 23rd minute of the match. Paul Castillo De Reyes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brice Webster, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Real Madrid FC's goal looked a bit too open when Brice Webster came free, but Paul Castillo De Reyes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brice Webster in the 31st minute of play forced Real Madrid FC's goalkeeper Paul Castillo De Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dale Barr hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th match minute, FC Sajoka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Morgan Jimenez to maneuver through the defense. Brice Webster might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Castillo De Reyes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brice Webster ran back to his position shaking his head. Jerold Childress sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dan Pratt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Paul Castillo De Reyes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dan Pratt came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the FC Sajoka fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dan Pratt couldn't finish the play. Rickie Friend fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noah Quinones having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

After a defensive mix-up in Real Madrid FC's zone, Dan Pratt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Castillo De Reyes came out of the goal and Dan Pratt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paul Castillo De Reyes made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Jerold Childress sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute, FC Sajoka's Brice Webster ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paul Castillo De Reyes. Paul Castillo De Reyes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, FC Sajoka's Dan Pratt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Castillo De Reyes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Noah Quinones made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Barr in the 63rd minute of play. Paul Castillo De Reyes was a little too slow when Dan Pratt got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-3. 71 minutes into the match, Waldo Bush had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noah Quinones. FC Sajoka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Waldo Bush was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Rickie Friend sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, FC Sajoka's goal looked a bit too open when Waldo Bush came free, but Noah Quinones reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brice Webster struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Paul Castillo De Reyes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Sajoka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerold Childress in the 85th minute of play forced Real Madrid FC's goalkeeper Paul Castillo De Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Real Madrid FC's goalkeeper Paul Castillo De Reyes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dan Pratt. 3-3 became the score in the 87th minute when Waldo Bush elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 90 minutes, Jerold Childress mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Sajoka and the Real Madrid FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 90 played minutes FC Sajoka got a freekick which was hit by Jerold Childress. 93 minutes into the game, Quintin Marion was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Sajoka's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Madrid FC the free kick. In the 93rd minute, Quintin Marion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Noah Quinones showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldo Bush, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.