League Play-Off

San Siro
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Theodore Boston started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Rossoneri FC's Tyrone Wilkes got a free kick in the 6th minute. The attack was good, but when Xavier Manley in the 7th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 10thth minute of the game Xavier Manley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rossoneri FC's Brice Skinner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atlanta United FC's Gregorio Andersen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodore Boston in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 13 minutes, Xavier Manley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlanta United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Manley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rossoneri FC's Brice Skinner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Manley in the 17th minute of play. Jose Walls received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Brice Skinner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dustin English's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gregorio Andersen firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 25 played minutes Rossoneri FC got a freekick which was hit by Bryce Light. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jose Walls sped through Rossoneri FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Brice Skinner. Oliver Duff kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Rossoneri FC's Eliseo Ervin tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Walls in the 35th minute of play forced Rossoneri FC's goalkeeper Brice Skinner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brice Skinner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jose Walls's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Xavier Manley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brice Skinner having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Tyrone Wilkes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Walls received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Brice Skinner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Walls recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Rossoneri FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atlanta United FC were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xavier Manley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Atlanta United FC got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Manley. If Xavier Manley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brice Skinner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Walls in the 67th minute. Brice Skinner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Manley in the 69th minute of the match. Gregorio Andersen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodore Boston in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Xavier Manley 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. Xavier Manley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 77 minutes, Jose Walls managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlanta United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Walls was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xavier Manley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Eliseo Ervin fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rossoneri FC's protests and gave Eliseo Ervin a yellow card for diving instead. After 84 played minutes Rossoneri FC got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Ervin. In the 86th minute Xavier Manley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Skinner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brice Skinner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Manley in the 89th minute of play. Brice Skinner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Manley in the 91st minute of play. Jose Walls could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Brice Skinner made a huge save. Xavier Manley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brice Skinner having to interfere. Atlanta United FC played a much better game than Rossoneri FC and deserved their victory. The Rossoneri FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.