League Play-Off

Sand Hill
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lewis Cameron got the match started through his kick off. Alec Crusher kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Antonio Henderson hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Charlie McGill's late challenge caught a Roma AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charlie McGill helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Roma AFC booed when Bale Hill was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charlie McGill didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lewis Cameron in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rudolf Duvall saved Bale Hill from getting behind. Lawrence Kaplan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joseph Fugate showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. Johnny Poole fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lawrence Kaplan having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Lewis Cameron notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bale Hill's Rudolf Duvall. Rudolf Duvall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute, Lewis Cameron made a precise shot to the right of Rudolf Duvall. Bale Hill's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Joseph Fugate struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Lawrence Kaplan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bale Hill. Rudolf Duvall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norman Draper, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After a rather tough play, Roma AFC's Daren Estrada got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 41st match minute, Roma AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alec Crusher to maneuver through the defense. Joseph Fugate took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrence Kaplan. Lawrence Kaplan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Roma AFC's Lawrence Kaplan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Roma AFC from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joseph Fugate made a kick off. Rudolf Duvall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norman Draper in the 52nd minute of play. Lewis Cameron was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 54th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Charlie McGill kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Roma AFC's Ralph Floyd got a free kick in the 60th minute. Lawrence Kaplan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Fugate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Lewis Cameron kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rudolf Duvall. That made the score 2-3 in the 67 minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Roma AFC's Lewis Cameron nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudolf Duvall made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Lawrence Kaplan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Fugate, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Jack Dodd's late challenge caught a Roma AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jack Dodd helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bale Hill getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Jack Dodd hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norman Draper in the 78th minute of play forced Bale Hill's goalkeeper Rudolf Duvall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Stephan Downey dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rudolf Duvall, 2-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Fugate in the 88th minute of play forced Roma AFC's goalkeeper Lawrence Kaplan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolf Duvall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norman Draper in the 89th minute of the match. Ricardo Gregg hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The Bale Hill supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Roma AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Roma AFC.