League Play-Off

Southey
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ollie Baron kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Lomond AFC booed when Southey was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolphe Watkins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antony MacDonald came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Lomond AFC's Abram Stahl. But to his dismay, Abram Stahl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Antony MacDonald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennith Larkin in the 9th minute of the match. Ollie Baron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Chas Cotton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Southey booed when Lomond AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirk Stanton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chas Cotton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ollie Baron, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Ollie Baron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chas Cotton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abram Stahl took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antony MacDonald. Antony MacDonald dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 32nd minute, Antonia Hartley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Ollie Baron had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chas Cotton. Lomond AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ollie Baron was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Chas Cotton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ollie Baron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Léon Longoria in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Chas Cotton, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 48th minute, Ollie Baron 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. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kennith Larkin to make the kick off. Chas Cotton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Pace in the 53rd minute of play. Rodolphe Watkins kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Lomond AFC got a freekick which was hit by Odis Denson. Esmé Belcher was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angel Pace during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Angel Pace hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kennith Larkin in the 72nd minute of play forced Southey's goalkeeper Antony MacDonald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Ollie Baron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Southey's supporters rose to their feet, but Ollie Baron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chas Cotton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chas Cotton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ollie Baron in the 85th minute of the match. Ollie Baron scored 2-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chas Cotton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Odis Denson hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute of the match, Esmé Belcher sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Chas Cotton showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Lomond AFC's Chas Cotton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léon Longoria in the 99th minute of play. Southey were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.