League Play-Off

Laurel Bay
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael Sinclair made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lonnie Rhodes in the 6th minute of play forced Laurel Bay AFC's goalkeeper Brendan Casey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pittsfield's Chase Bond got a free kick in the 9th minute. When Bennett Mabry came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Laurel Bay AFC 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 Bennett Mabry couldn't finish the play. Pittsfield's Lonnie Rhodes got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lonnie Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brendan Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duke Krause, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 29 played minutes Pittsfield got a freekick which was hit by Quentin Boyle. The long shot by Scot Banks in the 30th minute really tested Kory Harvey's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Duke Krause's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brendan Casey was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Rafael Sinclair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 minutes, Guillermo Dorsey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pittsfield and the Laurel Bay AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Guillermo Dorsey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Wade Keene hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bennett Mabry struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Kory Harvey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laurel Bay AFC. In the 43rd minute, Lonnie Rhodes 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. Brendan Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duke Krause, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lonnie Rhodes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Pittsfield booed when Laurel Bay AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lawrence McFadden didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Foster Stevenson from long distance, 60 minutes into the match, got Brendan Casey's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Kory Harvey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennett Mabry, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Sinclair in the 72nd minute of play forced Pittsfield's goalkeeper Kory Harvey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Laurel Bay AFC booed when Pittsfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiley Rosenthal didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Pittsfield's Lonnie Rhodes in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laurel Bay AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Brendan Casey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duke Krause in the 80th minute. A collision led to Pittsfield getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Wiley Rosenthal hit a great ball. Kory Harvey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Sinclair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th match minute, Pittsfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiley Rosenthal to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Pittsfield's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Sinclair came free, but Kory Harvey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennett Mabry in the 95th minute of play forced Pittsfield's goalkeeper Kory Harvey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pittsfield's Wade Keene got a free kick in the 95th minute. Bennett Mabry struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Kory Harvey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laurel Bay AFC. Duke Krause received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 100th minute. Brendan Casey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pittsfield players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Laurel Bay AFC.