League Play-Off

Buckley Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Craig Hamlin started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Judsonia's goalkeeper Wilber Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eddie Hunter. Lee Alford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Wilber Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Craig Hamlin in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilber Arias saved Judsonia from getting behind. A collision led to Judsonia getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Matt Clement hit a great ball. The Buckley Forest fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Buckley Forest's Craig Hamlin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With his leg Wilber Arias managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Buckley Forest's Craig Hamlin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Eddie Hunters short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Wilber Arias to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 33rd minute, Matt Clement hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Eliseo Hilton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilber Arias was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bradly Tabor. Wilber Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lee Alford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Craig Hamlin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wilber Arias. Craig Hamlin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Eddie Hunters short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Wilber Arias to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Matt Clement got his second yellow card in the match during the 46th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Terrance Mohr to make the kick off. Wilber Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddie Hunter, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Wilber Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Hunter in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Eddie Hunter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilber Arias was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Kyle Hawk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilber Arias came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Buckley Forest's Lee Alford. But to his dismay, Lee Alford quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 75th minute, Eddie Hunter made a precise shot to the right of Wilber Arias. Judsonia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 83rd minute, Terrance Mohr 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lee Alford in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilber Arias saved Judsonia from getting behind. Buckley Forest'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.