League Play-Off

Washington D C
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Umur Torhan took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Umur Torhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nick Stewart. Make America Great Again's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Umur Torhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Umur Torhan struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Nick Stewart didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Huestes de Excalibur. Nick Stewart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerold Dunn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rory Wagner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nick Stewart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umur Torhan in the 16th minute of the match. Hayden Loyd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute Umur Torhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nick Stewart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Troy Aranda made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Huestes de Excalibur's Tonček Kraljič. The audience was convinced that Umur Torhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nick Stewart was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Otis Longoria hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Troy Aranda made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Huestes de Excalibur's Tonček Kraljič. Nick Stewart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonček Kraljič, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Olin Collins charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olin Collins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Make America Great Again's Olin Collins got a free kick in the 47th minute. After 49 played minutes Make America Great Again got a freekick which was hit by Olin Collins. Nick Stewart showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerold Dunn, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Nick Stewart was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hayden Gaines. Nick Stewart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonček Kraljič in the 58th minute of the match. Damian Chaney charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damian Chaney the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Huestes de Excalibur booed when Make America Great Again was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Chaney didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nick Stewart was a little too slow when Tonček Kraljič got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-2. 66 minutes into the game, Hayden Loyd recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nick Stewart. Hayden Loyd showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. After having played for 69 minutes, Tonček Kraljič managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huestes de Excalibur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tonček Kraljič was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hayden Loyd blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nick Stewart having to make a save. Tonček Kraljič received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nick Stewart came out and tried to block the shot, but Tonček Kraljič slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 73rd minute. After some careless play in the Make America Great Again defense, Tonček Kraljič kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nick Stewart. The Make America Great Again fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nick Stewart should have stopped the shot. Nick Stewart made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Tonček Kraljič sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Tonček Kraljič put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Nick Stewart. 88 minutes into the match, Make America Great Again's goalkeeper Nick Stewart had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tonček Kraljič. Damian Chaney made in the 90th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Otis Longoria immediately put the ball in play. Hayden Loyd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Nick Stewart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hayden Loyd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Nick Stewart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 98 minutes into the game, Bruce Prather was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Make America Great Again's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Huestes de Excalibur the free kick. In the 98th match minute, Make America Great Again was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruce Prather to maneuver through the defense. 99 minutes into the match, Huestes de Excalibur's Jerold Dunn sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nick Stewart narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Huestes de Excalibur left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Make America Great Again.