League Play-Off

Ocean Shores Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rob Albrecht kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Albrecht in the 3rd minute of play forced Willow Oak's goalkeeper Paul Floyd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rob Albrecht came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Impossible AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rob Albrecht couldn't finish the play. Mark Tran kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of Impossible AFC booed when Willow Oak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuel Bagley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paul Floyd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rob Albrecht in the 10th minute of play. Alfred Loomis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Paul Floyd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Genaro Pepper made a precise shot to the right of Kareem Hurst. Impossible AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Paul Floyd made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfred Loomis in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfred Loomis got free with Paul Floyd in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Alfred Loomis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paul Floyd, 1-1. Kareem Hurst showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genaro Pepper, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute, Genaro Pepper 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. Ron Huff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kareem Hurst having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Ron Huff ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kareem Hurst was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Stuart West charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stuart West the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Impossible AFC's Stuart West got a free kick in the 35th minute. Genaro Pepper spun around in front of the goal 36 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Impossible AFC's goal. Willow Oak's defense didn't have a chance, in the 44th minute, when Alfred Loomis scored to the left of an out of position Paul Floyd, making the score, 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Genaro Pepper made a kick off. Paul Floyd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rob Albrecht in the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Willow Oak's Geoffrey Stoner got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Impossible AFC's Alfred Loomis in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Willow Oak's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65thth minute of the game Alfred Loomis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Willow Oak's Paul Floyd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfred Loomis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paul Floyd read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Ron Huff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rob Albrecht struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Paul Floyd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Impossible AFC. 81 minutes into the match, Hunter Vargas notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Willow Oak's Paul Floyd. Paul Floyd was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paul Floyd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rob Albrecht, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Willow Oak defense, Alfred Loomis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Floyd. The Willow Oak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Floyd should have stopped the shot. In the 94thth minute of the game Alfred Loomis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Willow Oak's Paul Floyd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paul Floyd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rob Albrecht in the 95th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, Willow Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Loomis came free, but Paul Floyd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Impossible AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Willow Oak for a fine match.