League Play-Off

22 Acacia Avenue
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Preston Rowland started the match with the kick off. Rolland Emerson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dana Deaton in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by DeMarcus Hester in the 11th minute of play forced Iron Maiden FC's goalkeeper Blaine Gibbs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolland Emerson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dana Deaton in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, West De Land's goalkeeper Rolland Emerson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Preston Rowland.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and DeMarcus Hester made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Iron Maiden FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddy Petty to maneuver through the defense. Dana Deaton 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. In the 63rd minute, Eddy Petty 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. Julian Johns kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Dana Deaton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolland Emerson having to make a save. Rolland Emerson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Preston Rowland in the 67th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, DeMarcus Hester managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. West De Land's supporters crossed their fingers, but DeMarcus Hester was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rolland Emerson came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Iron Maiden FC's Marcellus Felton. But to his dismay, Marcellus Felton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. West De Land's Rolland Emerson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Preston Rowland in the 81st minute of play. In the 86th minute, DeMarcus Hester reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Blaine Gibbs. The goal made the score 2-1. Iron Maiden FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.