League Play-Off

Ocean Shores Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Austin Benedict kicked off to start the match. If Austin Benedict had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kareem Hurst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Devin Coley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11thth minute of the game Rob Albrecht who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Joya's Ethan Healy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Austin Benedict cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kareem Hurst was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute, Eli Elder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Austin Benedict 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. After 26 played minutes Impossible AFC got a freekick which was hit by Hunter Vargas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Austin Benedict in the 27th minute of play forced Impossible AFC's goalkeeper Kareem Hurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Devin Coley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kareem Hurst having to interfere. If Austin Benedict had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stuart West charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stuart West the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Impossible AFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Stuart West hit a great ball. Loren Torres hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Rob Albrecht fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Healy having to interfere. After 40 played minutes La Joya got a freekick which was hit by Mitch Vasquez.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rob Albrecht to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Alfred Loomis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ethan Healy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stuart West kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Alfred Loomis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Joya's Devin Coley got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Austin Benedict 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. Rob Albrecht received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ethan Healy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Impossible AFC's goalkeeper Kareem Hurst, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 73 minutes, Eli Elder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Joya and the Impossible AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eli Elder kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Alfred Loomis struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Ethan Healy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Impossible AFC. 80 minutes into the match, Rob Albrecht notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of La Joya's Ethan Healy. Ethan Healy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hunter Vargas's late challenge caught a La Joya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hunter Vargas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Impossible AFC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Hunter Vargas hit a great ball. Bo Saunders, 89 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Kareem Hurst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austin Benedict, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Devin Coley scored 1-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kareem Hurst, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 97th match minute, La Joya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mitch Vasquez to maneuver through the defense.