League Play-Off

Millvale
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kenny Spicer took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Willie Aaron was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sinaloa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Millvale the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sinaloa FC's Willie Aaron got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sinaloa FC's zone, Edgar Oakley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bronson Kent came out of the goal and Edgar Oakley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 6 played minutes Sinaloa FC got a freekick which was hit by Weston Mata. Kenny Spicer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bennett Branch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Weston Mata in the 10th minute of the match. After 12 minutes Millvale's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Johnnie Altman who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Johnnie Altman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Millvale's Bennett Branch did a great save. In the 15th minute, Weston Mata made a precise shot to the right of Bennett Branch. Millvale's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If DeAngelo Givens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 played minutes Millvale got a freekick which was hit by DeAndre Fleming. After a defensive mix-up in Millvale's zone, Weston Mata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bennett Branch came out of the goal and Weston Mata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute DeAngelo Givens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bennett Branch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Edgar Oakley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kenny Spicer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bronson Kent having to interfere. DeAngelo Givens struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Bennett Branch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sinaloa FC. DeAngelo Givens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Bennett Branch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bennett Branch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Weston Mata in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Weston Mata to make the kick off. In the 62nd minute, Jasper Esparza 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. 64 minutes into the match, Millvale's goalkeeper Bennett Branch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by DeAngelo Givens. After 66 played minutes Millvale got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Bauman. In the 67th minute, Johnnie Altman fired a really elegant long shot, but Bennett Branch threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Martin Lake hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Edgar Oakley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bronson Kent having to interfere. Edgar Oakley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Bronson Kent tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Oakley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bronson Kent having to interfere. Kenny Spicer scored 1-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bronson Kent, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 87 minutes, Weston Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sinaloa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Weston Mata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If DeAngelo Givens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sinaloa FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.