League Play-Off

Brinckerhoff Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Al Lehman took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Sung Walker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ervin Coley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute Al Lehman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Reilly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al Lehman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Peter Reilly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute of the match Kip Nieves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Peter Reilly skillfully saved the ball. Ervin Coley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sung Walker in the 32nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sung Walker in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ervin Coley saved Fort Atkinson from getting behind. Sung Walker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Ervin Coley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Reilly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Al Lehman in the 39th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Ernesto Cardona dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ervin Coley, 2-1. With a little luck, Fort Atkinson's Ervin Coley got control of the ball when Ernesto Cardona tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sung Walker to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Al Lehman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Reilly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al Lehman was extremely unlucky when he, in the 53rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 54th minute, Leon Garland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Al Lehman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sung Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ervin Coley having to interfere. Rashad Hutchinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Peter Reilly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Leon Garland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter Reilly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Wilson in the 83rd minute of the match. When Rashad Hutchinson came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Fort Atkinson 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 Rashad Hutchinson couldn't finish the play. AFC Richmond's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Al Lehman 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sung Walker in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ervin Coley saved Fort Atkinson from getting behind. If Al Lehman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fort Atkinson's goalkeeper Ervin Coley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.