League Play-Off

Birmingham 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. Teddy Munday started the match with the kick off. If Teddy Munday had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Steve Wilkes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jordan Bow recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Simon Farrell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Crispin Shaw. Scotland s1 athletic's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jordan Bow fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Crispin Shaw having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Teddy Munday had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Crispin Shaw. Scotland s1 athletic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teddy Munday was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Teddy Munday had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kyle Crichton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th minute, Kyle Crichton 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. Kyle Crichton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Hayden Kinsey made a huge save. After 30 played minutes Mason FC got a freekick which was hit by Stevie Brindley. Laurence Case recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Kyle Crichton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Scotland s1 athletic's goalkeeper Crispin Shaw, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Scotland s1 athletic players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mason FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Laurence Case to strike the kick off in the second half. When Jordan Bow came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Mason FC 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 Jordan Bow couldn't finish the play. After 66 played minutes Mason FC got a freekick which was hit by Stevie Brindley. Stevie Brindley hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Kyle Crichton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th of the match, Teddy Munday tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Crispin Shaw got in the way and made a wonderful save. When Laurence Case came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Scotland s1 athletic 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 Laurence Case couldn't finish the play. When Teddy Munday came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Mason FC 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 Teddy Munday couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Scotland s1 athletic's Laurence Case sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hayden Kinsey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hayden Kinsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurence Case, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mason FC's Reg Kidd got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute, Kyle Crichton 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. In the 88th minute, Jordan Bow 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. Jordan Bow's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Crispin Shaw firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Mason FC's Will Avery got a free kick in the 96th minute. After 97 minutes of play, Scotland s1 athletic's Laurence Case made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hayden Kinsey was left in no man's land by his defense there! The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.