League Play-Off

Middletown Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Boyd Santana made the kick off and thus started the match. If Tony Horne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Derick Deleon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Shayne Witherspoon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute of the match Raritan got a corner. Delaware FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boyd Santana ran over to the corner to take the kick. Boyd Santana struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Kristofer Pagan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raritan. Zane Irvin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristofer Pagan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brad Ames went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zane Irvin during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derick Deleon in the 22nd minute of play forced Raritan's goalkeeper Shayne Witherspoon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shayne Witherspoon made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Ruben Grant sent off a good shot on target. Delaware FC's Kristofer Pagan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boyd Santana in the 29th minute of play. If Theo Gallegos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Delaware FC's Kristofer Pagan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boyd Santana in the 35th minute of play. Zane Irvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristofer Pagan having to interfere. If Boyd Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brad Ames fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristofer Pagan having to interfere. Shayne Witherspoon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derick Deleon in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Zane Irvin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Kristofer Pagan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Zane Irvin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raritan's supporters rose to their feet, but Zane Irvin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristofer Pagan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With 57 minutes on the clock, Peter Braun commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of Raritan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Delaware FC:s goal. In the 59th minute there was a penalty for Delaware FC. Antonio Toth stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Shayne Witherspoon. 1-1. In the 61st minute Ruben Grant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shayne Witherspoon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Zane Irvin made a precise shot to the right of Kristofer Pagan. Delaware FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 69th minute, Raritan's Theo Gallegos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kristofer Pagan. Kristofer Pagan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Antonio Toth's late challenge caught a Raritan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Toth helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, one of Delaware FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Delaware FC. Boyd Santana placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Noah Reece received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Kristofer Pagan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Raritan booed when Delaware FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Toth didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Raritan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! Zane Irvin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Kristofer Pagan made a huge save. Derick Deleon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Noah Reece had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Derick Deleon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shayne Witherspoon having to make a save. If Zane Irvin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Zane Irvin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kristofer Pagan, 2-4. Kristofer Pagan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theo Gallegos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shayne Witherspoon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dwight Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwight Ryan in the 102nd minute of play forced Raritan's goalkeeper Shayne Witherspoon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.