League Play-Off

Danvers
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmed Gregg kicked off to start the match. Kirby Sims's late challenge caught a Zalgiris AC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kirby Sims helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes Aztecs Premire got a freekick which was hit by Kirby Sims. Damon Flint took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. Locke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Pierre Pennington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damon Flint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jason Clay fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zalgiris AC's protests and gave Jason Clay a yellow card for diving instead. Zalgiris AC's Jerold Metcalf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Gregg in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pierre Pennington in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damon Flint saved Aztecs Premire from getting behind. 24 minutes into the match, Zalgiris AC's goalkeeper Jerold Metcalf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boyd Nicholson. After 29 played minutes Aztecs Premire got a freekick which was hit by Kirby Sims. After some careless play in the Aztecs Premire defense, C.J. Locke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damon Flint. The Aztecs Premire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damon Flint should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Aztecs Premire's zone, C.J. Locke stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damon Flint came out of the goal and C.J. Locke tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pierre Pennington stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Zalgiris AC fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Zalgiris AC's Pierre Pennington 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Aztecs Premire's Boyd Nicholson got a free kick in the 58th minute. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Pierre Pennington sped through Aztecs Premire's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damon Flint. When Pierre Pennington came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Zalgiris AC 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 Pierre Pennington couldn't finish the play. C.J. Locke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damon Flint having to interfere. Pierre Pennington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damon Flint having to interfere. In the 78th minute, C.J. Locke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zalgiris AC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Pierre Pennington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Damon Flint tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.J. Locke came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Damon Flint could save by the left post. Damon Flint made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when C.J. Locke sent off a good shot on target. Leon Duvall kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After 96 played minutes Aztecs Premire got a freekick which was hit by Leon Duvall. A hard shot by Ari Engel from long distance, 97 minutes into the match, got Damon Flint's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.