League Play-Off

South Park Township
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mama al Rescate's Billy Cody started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zane Ash during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, South Park Township's Zane Ash got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes, Mama al Rescate's Dillon Dodge shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Claude Bernard came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mama al Rescate reached it. Brock Pritchard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 10th minute, Billy Cody 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. Trenton Kirby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Elias Hearn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Hearn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro McGraw in the 15th minute. Brock Pritchard struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Claude Bernard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mama al Rescate. In the 21st minute, Billy Cody 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. If Brock Pritchard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Claude Bernard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Pritchard in the 31st minute of the match. Trenton Kirby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Elias Hearn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brock Pritchard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claude Bernard having to interfere. If Trenton Kirby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claude Bernard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Cody, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Trenton Kirby to make the kick off. Brock Pritchard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brock Pritchard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Claude Bernard made a huge save. Claude Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Cody, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th match minute, South Park Township was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stan Connell to maneuver through the defense. Brock Pritchard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Claude Bernard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claude Bernard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Cody in the 77th minute of the match. Elias Hearn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trenton Kirby's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Pedro McGraw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 85 minutes of play, South Park Township's Pedro McGraw made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elias Hearn was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro McGraw in the 91st minute of play forced Mama al Rescate's goalkeeper Elias Hearn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dillon Dodge placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.