League Play-Off

Unity Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bican Şeref took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Moorefield AFC's goalkeeper Teodoro Arizmendi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cao Shi Yi. When The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moorefield AFC's goalie prevented a goal. If Otis Short had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 17 minutes, Shelton Flanagan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Team FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shelton Flanagan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Moorefield AFC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Anton Item hit a great ball. Kemal Bakırhan struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Aníbal Lorenzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moorefield AFC. Teodoro Arizmendi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shelton Flanagan in the 23rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Raul Bowen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Teodoro Arizmendi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Shelton Flanagan in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Teodoro Arizmendi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cao Shi Yis short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Teodoro Arizmendi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Teodoro Arizmendi made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Shelton Flanagan sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Moorefield AFC's goalkeeper Teodoro Arizmendi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cao Shi Yi. In the 41st minute The Team FC were awarded a corner. Raul Bowen went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on The Team FC's corner Otis Short fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Teodoro Arizmendi quite easily take care of the ball. Teodoro Arizmendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cao Shi Yi in the 45th minute of the match. Kemal Bakırhan hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Teodoro Arizmendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Shi Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cao Shi Yi to make the kick off. When The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moorefield AFC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shelton Flanagan in the 52nd minute of play forced Moorefield AFC's goalkeeper Teodoro Arizmendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd match minute, Moorefield AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trey Burke to maneuver through the defense. Teodoro Arizmendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Shi Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Moorefield AFC made a substitution. Lanny Boyles replaced Darius Parish. After 65 minutes of play, The Team FC's Grant Foote made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodoro Arizmendi was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Foote in the 69th minute of play forced Moorefield AFC's goalkeeper Teodoro Arizmendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Shelton Flanagan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Moorefield AFC's Teodoro Arizmendi. Teodoro Arizmendi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 78 minutes into the match, The Team FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruperto Sidro came free, but Aníbal Lorenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gavin Singleton in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teodoro Arizmendi saved Moorefield AFC from getting behind. Teodoro Arizmendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Shi Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Cao Shi Yi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Teodoro Arizmendi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grant Foote in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Teodoro Arizmendi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Team FC were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after Moorefield AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raul Bowen took the corner. Troy Cronin's late challenge caught a The Team FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Troy Cronin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Moorefield AFC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Troy Cronin hit a great ball. In the 96th minute of the match Raul Bowen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teodoro Arizmendi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.