League Play-Off

Zehner Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saul Mills kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Zehner AFC got a freekick which was hit by Reed Raines. In the 5th minute Keith McCullough shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Wilkerson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norris Spears hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. If Saul Mills had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reynaud Sams received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Sylvain Hampton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Mills fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sylvain Hampton having to interfere. Saul Mills received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sylvain Hampton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sylvain Hampton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Mills in the 30th minute of the match. The supporters of Taber AFC booed when Zehner AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damien Lepage didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Taber AFC's Reynaud Sams made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sylvain Hampton was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Keith McCullough had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Taber AFC's Elliot Wilkerson got control of the ball when Waylon Swanson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elliot Wilkerson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keith McCullough, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Saul Mills had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Zehner AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Mills came free, but Sylvain Hampton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Keith McCullough made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Mills in the 55th minute of play forced Zehner AFC's goalkeeper Sylvain Hampton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 played minutes Taber AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jacques Ramsey. Reynaud Sams recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Reynaud Sams's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Sylvain Hampton skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Oliver Emery fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zehner AFC's protests and gave Oliver Emery a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st match minute, Zehner AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Emery to maneuver through the defense. Reynaud Sams fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sylvain Hampton having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Zehner AFC's zone, Saul Mills stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sylvain Hampton came out of the goal and Saul Mills tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Mason Lyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waylon Swanson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Elliot Wilkerson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Keith McCullough's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elliot Wilkerson was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.