League Play-Off

Thunderdome
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Tampa Bay's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Farrell came free, but Miles Roy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute of the match, Rick Pugh tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ray Dennis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Tahata FC fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Tahata FC's Alexis Farrell looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Alexis Farrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Alexis Farrell notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Tampa Bay's Miles Roy. Miles Roy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexis Farrell in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miles Roy saved Tampa Bay from getting behind. In the 31st minute, Alexis Farrell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miles Roy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Stefan Rankin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Miles Roy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tahata FC's Stefan Rankin got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oswaldo Ali in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ray Dennis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Miles Roy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Randle in the 40th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexis Farrell in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miles Roy saved Tampa Bay from getting behind.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexis Farrell made a kick off. Miles Roy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Farrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Stefan Rankin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tahata FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefan Rankin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miles Roy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexis Farrell might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miles Roy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexis Farrell ran back to his position shaking his head. Miles Roy was a little too slow when Ruben Randle got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 0-4. 63 minutes into the match, Tampa Bay's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Boyle came free, but Miles Roy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miles Roy was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ruben Randle. Alexis Farrell scored 0-5 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miles Roy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexis Farrell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Miles Roy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 73rd minute, Stefan Rankin 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. After 77 played minutes Tahata FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Farrell. When Oswaldo Ali came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Tampa Bay 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 Oswaldo Ali couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the game, Stefan Rankin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tahata FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tampa Bay the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tahata FC's Stefan Rankin got a free kick in the 79th minute. Alexis Farrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miles Roy having to interfere. After 85 minutes of play, Tahata FC's Stefan Rankin made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miles Roy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alexis Farrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miles Roy having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Tampa Bay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moses Tabor to maneuver through the defense.