League Play-Off

Brogden
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Casey Dill started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Chu Mo Yong sped through Port Vale FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anton Kauffman. The supporters of Cypress booed when Port Vale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gary Hubbard didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Enoch Akins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Port Vale FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cypress the free kick. In the 15th match minute, Port Vale FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enoch Akins to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Port Vale FC's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Bonds came free, but Anton Kauffman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Port Vale FC's zone, Lincoln Herbert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Kauffman came out of the goal and Lincoln Herbert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 played minutes Port Vale FC got a freekick which was hit by Gary Hubbard. The Cypress fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Cypress's Chu Mo Yong looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 31st match minute, Cypress was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymundo Haas to maneuver through the defense. Chu Mo Yong might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anton Kauffman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chu Mo Yong ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute Chu Mo Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Kauffman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Casey Dill left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Port Vale FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Lincoln Herbert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Anton Kauffman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Longoria made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Enoch Akins sent off a good shot on target. Jose Longoria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Merle Scott went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roger Bonds to strike the kick off in the second half. Hugo Ibarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Port Vale FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Gary Hubbard hit a great ball. The Cypress fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Cypress's Roger Bonds looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Roger Bondss short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Anton Kauffman to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 69th minute of the match, Roger Bonds got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anton Kauffman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Anton Kauffman didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cypress's Roger Bonds shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-4 in the ordered_time% minute. 75 minutes into the match, Port Vale FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chu Mo Yong came free, but Anton Kauffman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Bonds let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 76th minute shot 2-5 at rihgt post. In the 80thth minute of the game Chu Mo Yong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Port Vale FC's Anton Kauffman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Port Vale FC's Merle Scott sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jose Longoria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lincoln Herbert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Anton Kauffman managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Cypress's Roger Bonds fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Cypress booed when Port Vale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enoch Akins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cypress's Berat Taybars shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 88th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Anton Kauffman but with some difficulty. Hugo Ibarra charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Ibarra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, Cypress was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Ibarra to maneuver through the defense. Jose Longoria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enoch Akins in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Cypress left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Port Vale FC.