League Play-Off

Riondel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Parkhill AFC's Gonzalo Darden 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. Rosario Layton charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rosario Layton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Parkhill AFC booed when Riondel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rosario Layton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gonzalo Darden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ned Farmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Riondel FC's Josiah Driver got a free kick in the 8th minute. Ned Farmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Darden in the 9th minute of play. Gonzalo Darden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ned Farmer having to interfere. If Peter Beauchemin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Burton Randle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minh Ruth, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Emon Querry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute Emon Querry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ned Farmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ned Farmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Darden, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Ned Farmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Darden, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Ned Farmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emon Querry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Emon Querry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Parkhill AFC booed when Riondel FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louie Hurt didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diodore Clement made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Darden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ned Farmer was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. If Gonzalo Darden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gonzalo Darden came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Parkhill AFC 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 Gonzalo Darden couldn't finish the play. The Riondel FC fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when Riondel FC's Minh Ruth 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Burton Randle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Minh Ruth in the 68th minute of the match. Riondel FC's Diodore Clement got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Minh Ruth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Darden in the 78th minute of play forced Riondel FC's goalkeeper Ned Farmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Peter Beauchemin suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. After a rather tough play, Riondel FC's Rosario Layton got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Emon Querry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ned Farmer was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Riondel FC's zone, Emon Querry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ned Farmer came out of the goal and Emon Querry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Minh Ruth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Emon Querry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Parkhill AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Parkhill AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.