League Play-Off

Hope Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Wendell Kimbrough made the kick off and thus started the match. Cristopher Munson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ross Pryor in the 10th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Mitchell Starr kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lamar Crow. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. After 19 minutes, Cyrus Medeiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rush NM and the Los Angeles F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lamar Crow stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rolando Callahan's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Cristopher Munson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ross Pryor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wendell Kimbrough scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristopher Munson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ross Pryor struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Cristopher Munson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rush NM. Rolando Callahan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ross Pryor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristopher Munson having to make a save. When Wendell Kimbrough came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Rush NM 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 Wendell Kimbrough couldn't finish the play. In the 50th minute, Rolando Callahan made a precise shot to the right of Lamar Crow. Rush NM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rolando Callahan to strike the kick off in the second half. Lamar Crow showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitchell Starr, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rush NM's goalkeeper Lamar Crow, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Los Angeles F.C's goalkeeper Cristopher Munson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ross Pryor. Keith Duffy hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Bradly Crow's late challenge caught a Los Angeles F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bradly Crow helped the player get up and apologised. Lamar Crow stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rolando Callahan's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Rush NM's Lamar Crow played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Callahan in the 85th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Rush NM got a freekick which was hit by Bradly Crow. In the 93rd minute, Ross Pryor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Rush NM's zone, Mitchell Starr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lamar Crow came out of the goal and Mitchell Starr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 97th match minute, Rush NM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lonnie Colby to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Rush NM getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Cyrus Medeiros hit a great ball. If Mitchell Starr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Los Angeles F.C were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.