League Play-Off

Vilseck Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Josh Irving started the match with the kick off. Gilberto Glenn charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Glenn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute, Gilberto Glenn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Warren Starnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marlin Woodall in the 10th minute of play forced FC Vilseck's goalkeeper Wallace Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on San Diego Minas's corner Stevie German fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wallace Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Josh Irving received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Guilherme Lage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guilherme Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josh Irving, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. FC Vilseck were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after San Diego Minas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Josh Irving took the corner. The corner led to FC Vilseck's Gilberto Glenn getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. FC Vilseck's Josh Irving got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Weldon Patterson managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Vilseck's supporters rose to their feet, but Weldon Patterson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guilherme Lage breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute, Marlin Woodall 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. 36 minutes into the match, FC Vilseck's goal looked a bit too open when Warren Starnes came free, but Wallace Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josh Irving fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guilherme Lage having to interfere. After 40 played minutes San Diego Minas got a freekick which was hit by Warren Starnes. In the 41st minute Josh Irving shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Lage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wallace Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marlin Woodall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

Josh Irving struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Guilherme Lage didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Vilseck. Brant Shepherd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Guilherme Lage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marlin Woodall in the 60th minute of play forced FC Vilseck's goalkeeper Wallace Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to San Diego Minas getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Esteban McCoy hit a great ball. FC Vilseck's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Marlin Woodall scored to the left of an out of position Wallace Vera, making the score, 0-1. Wallace Vera made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Warren Starnes sent off a good shot on target. If Josh Irving had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marlin Woodall in the 83rd minute of play forced FC Vilseck's goalkeeper Wallace Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brant Shepherd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guilherme Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josh Irving in the 86th minute of play. Brant Shepherd blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guilherme Lage having to make a save. In the 94th minute Marlin Woodall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wallace Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Warren Starnes during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Vilseck booed when San Diego Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Warren Starnes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see FC Vilseck lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.