League Play-Off

High Ridge Stadium
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. Brock Busby started the match with the kick off. North Marysville's Weston Fair got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Brock Busby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerard Ransom could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Milton Davenport made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Eliseo Johnston could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Milton Davenport however easily saved by the left post. If Weston Fair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brock Busby in the 23rd minute of play forced High Ridge AFC's goalkeeper German Payton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. German Payton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Weston Fair's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Shannon Ernst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. German Payton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jed Bright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. North Marysville's Brock Busby got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ervin Stratton hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. North Marysville's Weston Fair couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 35th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for High Ridge AFC. German Payton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jed Bright, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Marty Guidry might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Milton Davenport. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marty Guidry ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Weston Fair managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Marysville's supporters rose to their feet, but Weston Fair was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Payton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Berry Keith to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jed Bright during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to North Marysville getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jed Bright hit a great ball. Milan Beasley was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of North Marysville:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of High Ridge AFC:s goal. The referee gave High Ridge AFC a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Stanton Crowder, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of North Marysville's Milton Davenport. 2-0. Jed Bright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. German Payton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Jed Bright dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of German Payton, 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shannon Ernst got free with German Payton in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jed Bright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Payton having to interfere. Brock Busby blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without German Payton having to make a save. Ernest Patten kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. North Marysville's Brock Busby got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shannon Ernst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Shawn Grover kicked well hit freekick during the 100th minute of the match. After 102 minutes, Berry Keith made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. North Marysville's Milton Davenport tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.