League Play-Off

Manorhaven
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Clanton AFC's Johnnie McCullough started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emmanuel Reeves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnnie McCullough in the 3rd minute of the match. If Johnnie McCullough had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Santiago Wagner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emmanuel Reeves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ace McBride, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnnie McCullough in the 8th minute of play forced strzaly's goalkeeper Emmanuel Reeves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emmanuel Reeves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Cramer, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Emmanuel Reeves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Wagner, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Emmanuel Reeves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calvin Voss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If George Fujieda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Leonard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute, Jermaine Gaston 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. 22 minutes into the match, Clanton AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Wells came free, but Kent Mahoney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Santiago Wagner notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of strzaly's Emmanuel Reeves. Emmanuel Reeves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Eric Leonard in the 27th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Kent Mahoney kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. A collision led to Clanton AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rudy Harman hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Clanton AFC's goalkeeper Kent Mahoney had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jermaine Gaston. The crowd rose to their feet as Eric Leonard kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kent Mahoney. That made the score 2-1 in the 36 minute of play. Kent Mahoney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Leonard in the 43rd minute of the match. Kent Mahoney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Wells, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eric Leonard to strike the kick off in the second half. Kent Mahoney made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Leonard in the 53rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Wagner during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Clanton AFC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Santiago Wagner hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, strzaly's goal looked a bit too open when Johnnie McCullough came free, but Emmanuel Reeves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Clanton AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Leonard came free, but Kent Mahoney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Clanton AFC's Johnnie McCullough slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emmanuel Reeves. That made the score 2-2 after 63 minutes of play. Emmanuel Reeves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Wagner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in strzaly's zone, Raul Cramer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emmanuel Reeves came out of the goal and Raul Cramer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Clanton AFC booed when strzaly was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Byron Askew didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Clanton AFC's Genaro McCracken sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emmanuel Reeves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 75 played minutes strzaly got a freekick which was hit by Luke McLain. In the 83rd minute, Johnnie McCullough reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emmanuel Reeves. The goal made the score 2-4. Santiago Wagner kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Clanton AFC's Santiago Wagner got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Santiago Wagner off the ground. The supporters of strzaly booed when Clanton AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Wagner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damian Wells received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Kent Mahoney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute of the match, Johnnie McCullough tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emmanuel Reeves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Clanton AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.