League Play-Off

Ocean Shores Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rob Albrecht made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Bridge City getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Nathan Metz hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfred Loomis got free with Tracey Haynes in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Albrecht in the 8th minute of play forced Bridge City's goalkeeper Tracey Haynes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Adolfo Beckman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bridge City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nathan Metz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bridge City's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Rob Albrecht 20 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Nathan Metz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Kareem Hurst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tracey Haynes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hunter Vargas in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jospeh Burnett in the 30th minute of play forced Impossible AFC's goalkeeper Kareem Hurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Bridge City's Jospeh Burnett got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Impossible AFC's goalkeeper Kareem Hurst, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Impossible AFC's goalkeeper Kareem Hurst, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Jospeh Burnett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bridge City's supporters rose to their feet, but Jospeh Burnett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kareem Hurst breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Bridge City's Nathan Metz in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Impossible AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Stuart West's late challenge caught a Bridge City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stuart West helped the player get up and apologised. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nathan Metz was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Adolfo Beckman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bridge City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Beckman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hunter Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Alfred Loomis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tracey Haynes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 61st minute, Impossible AFC's Bernie Whitehead seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bernie Whitehead the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Impossible AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bernie Whitehead had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 61 minutes into the game, one of Impossible AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Nathan Metz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kareem Hurst having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Albrecht in the 68th minute of play forced Bridge City's goalkeeper Tracey Haynes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Impossible AFC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Allan Sandoval hit a great ball. In the 72nd match minute, Bridge City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Beckman to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes of play, Impossible AFC's Rob Albrecht made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tracey Haynes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 78th match minute, Impossible AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Loomis to maneuver through the defense. Nathan Metz struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Kareem Hurst didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bridge City. In the 81st minute, Jospeh Burnett 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. Tracey Haynes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hunter Vargas in the 82nd minute of the match. Tracey Haynes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rob Albrecht, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jospeh Burnett fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bridge City's protests and gave Jospeh Burnett a yellow card for diving instead. After 85 played minutes Bridge City got a freekick which was hit by Jospeh Burnett. Gregg Ciauri took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tracey Haynes. Bridge City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nathan Metz 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. After having played for 90 minutes, Nathan Metz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bridge City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nathan Metz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Impossible AFC's zone, Jospeh Burnett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kareem Hurst came out of the goal and Jospeh Burnett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Connolly in the 97th minute of play forced Impossible AFC's goalkeeper Kareem Hurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Impossible AFC had won after a very even match.