League Play-Off

Cooneel Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Payton Samuels started the match with the kick off. Payton Samuels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jayden Magrath having to interfere. Kane Ashwin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Mudie having to interfere. Abraham Monson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Navarro Fitzpatrick struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Jayden Magrath didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Longley. In the 13thth minute of the game Navarro Fitzpatrick who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cooneel's Jayden Magrath was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Navarro Fitzpatrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 20 minutes into the match, Navarro Fitzpatrick had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jayden Magrath. Cooneel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Navarro Fitzpatrick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Kane Ashwin struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Marco Mudie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cooneel. Abraham Monson struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Marco Mudie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cooneel. 31 minutes into the game, Bock Lovis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Longley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cooneel the free kick. Bock Lovis kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Longley's Navarro Fitzpatrick made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jayden Magrath was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jayden Magrath showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Navarro Fitzpatrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Navarro Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Jayden Magrath tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Cooneel players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Longley were winning 0-2.

52 minutes into the game, Payton Samuels cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jayden Magrath was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Everitt Pegrum blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Mudie having to make a save. Jayden Magrath had great luck who in the 58thth minute grab hold of the ball when Payton Samuels from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 60th match minute, Cooneel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjorn Goucher to maneuver through the defense. Cooneel's Kane Ashwin got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Payton Samuels's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jayden Magrath was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Navarro Fitzpatrick scored 0-4 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jayden Magrath, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cooneel's Jayden Magrath proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Cooneel from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Longley had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.