League Play-Off

Minster
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonard Connor kicked off to start the match. Rhett McKinley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Colin Haas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. In the 9th minute Nicky Benavides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shelton Dunham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shelton Dunham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali McClure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boyce Sheldon during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Billz United booed when Minster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boyce Sheldon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shelton Dunham came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Billz United's Ali McClure. But to his dismay, Ali McClure quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 18 minutes, Nicky Benavides managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Billz United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicky Benavides was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rhett McKinley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Mercer in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Billz United's goalkeeper Rhett McKinley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Colin Haas. Shelton Dunham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali McClure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Florian Roman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boyce Sheldon kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Ali McClure's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shelton Dunham read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. If Ali McClure had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Billz United's Dillon Yarbrough got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ali McClure to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Connor in the 52nd minute of play forced Billz United's goalkeeper Rhett McKinley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali McClure sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Minster getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Javier Mercer hit a great ball. Lanny Li received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Shelton Dunham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Minster getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Luis McDonald hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Ali McClure put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Shelton Dunham. Lanny Li received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Shelton Dunham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 played minutes Minster got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Joyner. Stevie Weathers struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Shelton Dunham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Billz United. Rhett McKinley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boyce Sheldon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shelton Dunham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joshua Burger went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Vernon McCray kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Luciano Good, 96 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal.