League Play-Off

La Junta Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mitch Charles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Asher Gustafson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Benny Mack's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edgar LeBlanc was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Edgar LeBlanc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benny Mack in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leroy Irwin in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Asher Gustafson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mitch Charles struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Asher Gustafson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Chicago. Asher Gustafson came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by North Chicago's Leroy Irwin. But to his dismay, Leroy Irwin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Asher Gustafson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when North Chicago's Leroy Irwin shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 31st minute, Malcolm Greer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mitch Charles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benny Mack sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benny Mack blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edgar LeBlanc having to make a save. When Darrel Hickey fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Chicago's protests and gave Darrel Hickey a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, North Chicago's Darrel Hickey got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Carson Davis struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Edgar LeBlanc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Junta. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benny Mack stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roy Shipman scored 0-3 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Asher Gustafson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Asher Gustafson made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Leroy Irwin sent off a good shot on target. Mitch Charles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mitch Charles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asher Gustafson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leroy Irwin in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, La Junta's goal looked a bit too open when Mitch Charles came free, but Asher Gustafson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Lowry hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Edgar LeBlanc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Mack in the 79th minute of the match. Mitch Charles struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Asher Gustafson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Chicago. Asher Gustafson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mitch Charles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 89 minute of play. In the 94th minute, Leroy Irwin 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. Asher Gustafson made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Leroy Irwin sent off a good shot on target. North Chicago's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.