League Play-Off

The Bridge
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Simon Flint made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the game, Joe Becerra lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Kory Matlock. Heroes From Yerevan's Kory Matlock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Flint in the 10th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kermit Swan during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Kermit Swan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 2-0 became the score in the 14th minute when Simon Flint elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Robbie Ortega succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. In the 23rd minute Antonio Ring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Correa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robbie Ortega in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kory Matlock, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Ring in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramon Correa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blake Samuels in the 32nd minute of play forced Eau Claire United's goalkeeper Ramon Correa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Blake Samuels cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ramon Correa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 35 minutes into the match, Eau Claire United's goal looked a bit too open when Clark Cho came free, but Ramon Correa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heroes From Yerevan's Kory Matlock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carson Williamson in the 39th minute of play. Eau Claire United's Joe Becerra got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Mario Parsons suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 43 minutes into the game, Antonio Ring was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Heroes From Yerevan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eau Claire United the free kick. After 44 played minutes Heroes From Yerevan got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Ring. If Carson Williamson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Robbie Ortega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Darell Biggs made a kick off. Ramon Correa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darell Biggs in the 52nd minute of the match. Simon Flint sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Heroes From Yerevan getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Blake Samuels hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Riley Ambrose managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eau Claire United's supporters rose to their feet, but Riley Ambrose was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kory Matlock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kory Matlock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Becerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kory Matlock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Ortega, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Eau Claire United's Joe Becerra got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute Simon Flint shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kory Matlock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eau Claire United's Carson Williamson got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kory Matlock came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Eau Claire United's Carson Williamson. But to his dismay, Carson Williamson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 80th match minute, Eau Claire United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kermit Swan to maneuver through the defense. Simon Flint sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Carson Williamson came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Eau Claire United 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 Carson Williamson couldn't finish the play. Kory Matlock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Flint in the 85th minute of play. Joe Becerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Simon Flint managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eau Claire United's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Flint was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kory Matlock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Heroes From Yerevan's zone, Carson Williamson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kory Matlock came out of the goal and Carson Williamson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Joe Becerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eau Claire United's supporters rose to their feet, but Joe Becerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kory Matlock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kory Matlock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Becerra in the 97th minute of the match. Eau Claire United's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.