League Play-Off

The Theatre
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The crowd rose to their feet as Deng Zheng Ke kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Von LeBlanc. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. In the 20th match minute, Ditalent.F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicholas Lockwood to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, toPGun's Miles Boyle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haimon Moraitopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Miles Boyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deng Zheng Ke scored 3-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Von LeBlanc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Dirk McQueen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ditalent.F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Dirk McQueen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Von LeBlanc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miles Boyle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ditalent.F.C. getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Antonio Platt hit a great ball. Dudley Puckett charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dudley Puckett the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. toPGun made a substitution. Kris Stringer replaced Zackary Silver. After a rather tough play, Ditalent.F.C.'s Dudley Puckett got a free kick in the 49th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miles Boyle was the one to do the kick off. When Miles Boyle came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the toPGun 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 Miles Boyle couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, Deng Zheng Ke got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Miles Boyle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Haimon Moraitopoulos having to make a save. 79 minutes in the game, Miles Boyle fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Haimon Moraitopoulos having to interfere. If Miles Boyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dirk McQueen in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Von LeBlanc saved toPGun from getting behind. Zack Milton struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for toPGun. In the 86th minute, Edward Whitaker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Dirk McQueen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dave Zamora fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ditalent.F.C.'s protests and gave Dave Zamora a yellow card for diving instead. After 98 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ditalent.F.C.! The Ditalent.F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.