League Play-Off

Milbank
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rey Boston kicked off to start the match. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Santos Thurman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Preston Neff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Thurman having to interfere. 10 minutes into the game, Milbank FC's Preston Neff nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Thurman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Raymond Sheffield received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Santos Thurman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Thurman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Len Kiser showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Everett Louis hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Sheffield in the 24th minute of play forced Wellford AFC's goalkeeper Santos Thurman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rey Boston in the 26th minute of play. Santos Thurman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raymond Sheffield in the 28th minute of play. After having played for 32 minutes, Preston Neff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Milbank FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Preston Neff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eric Levy charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Levy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Milbank FC booed when Wellford AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Levy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Milbank FC's Preston Neff got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raymond Sheffield to make the kick off. The supporters of Wellford AFC booed when Milbank FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stewart Hess didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Raymond Sheffield had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Warner Jacob was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 72nd match minute, Milbank FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Len Kiser to maneuver through the defense. Raymond Sheffield received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Santos Thurman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Levy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Federico Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Thurman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Preston Neff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santos Thurman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Preston Neff in the 84th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Milbank FC's Preston Neff nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Thurman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 91st match minute, Milbank FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymond Sheffield to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Rey Boston fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 95th minute, Bryan Powers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Wellford AFC's zone, Raymond Sheffield stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Thurman came out of the goal and Raymond Sheffield tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee ended the match the Milbank FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.