League Play-Off

DINOZO DOME
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Golden Hills's Egil Östlund got control of the ball when Thanh Walls tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ryan Bellamy came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Golden Hills 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 Ryan Bellamy couldn't finish the play. Geoffrey Vasquez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ward Doran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerrod McElroy having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Ward Doran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerrod McElroy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 16 minutes, Chase Jordan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Team NCIS and the Golden Hills players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Team NCIS's zone, Geoffrey Vasquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerrod McElroy came out of the goal and Geoffrey Vasquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Santo Sparks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egil Östlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanh Walls in the 21st minute. Santo Cohen hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Geoffrey Vasquez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Hills fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ryan Bellamy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jerrod McElroy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ward Doran in the 29th minute of the match. Jerrod McElroy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ward Doran in the 39th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Team NCIS's goal looked a bit too open when Ward Doran came free, but Jerrod McElroy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerrod McElroy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ward Doran in the 43rd minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonathon Mabry was the one to do the kick off. When Ward Doran came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Golden Hills 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 Ward Doran couldn't finish the play. Chase Jordan kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Egil Östlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathon Mabry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geoffrey Vasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanh Walls in the 73rd minute of play forced Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryan Bellamy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerrod McElroy having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Ward Doran fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Egil Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathon Mabry, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Geoffrey Vasquez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jerrod McElroy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ward Doran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Jerrod McElroy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Egil Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathon Mabry, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Team NCIS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Golden Hills were clearly better and deserved to take the win.