League Play-Off

Black Forest Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Bernie Fontenot started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernie Fontenot in the 3rd minute of play forced Elmhurst AFC's goalkeeper Kristopher Grayson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristopher Grayson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vincenzo Wall showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 8 minutes into the game, when Nathan Chase put in a rough tackle. After 9 played minutes Elmhurst AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nathan Chase. Vincenzo Wall recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sol Voss's late challenge caught a Elmhurst AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sol Voss helped the player get up and apologised. Sol Voss kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Kristopher Grayson was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Bernie Fontenot capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bernie Fontenot really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 18th minute, Black Forest AFC's Cristopher Crusher ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kristopher Grayson. Kristopher Grayson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Vincenzo Wall came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kristopher Grayson could save by the left post. In the 24th minute Vincenzo Wall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristopher Grayson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Vincenzo Wall could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Kristopher Grayson however easily saved by the left post. Cristopher Crusher might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristopher Grayson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristopher Crusher ran back to his position shaking his head. Kristopher Grayson made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Vincenzo Wall sent off a good shot on target. Kristopher Grayson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernie Fontenot in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernie Fontenot in the 43rd minute of play forced Elmhurst AFC's goalkeeper Kristopher Grayson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

55 minutes into the match, Elmhurst AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernie Fontenot came free, but Kristopher Grayson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Elmhurst AFC defense, Cristopher Crusher kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristopher Grayson. The Elmhurst AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristopher Grayson should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Elmhurst AFC's zone, Cristopher Crusher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristopher Grayson came out of the goal and Cristopher Crusher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Elmhurst AFC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Vance Vann hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the game, Ernie Marrero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elmhurst AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Forest AFC the free kick. Ernie Marrero hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Kristopher Grayson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincenzo Wall, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Kristopher Grayson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristopher Crusher in the 70th minute of play. Kristopher Grayson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristopher Crusher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Bernie Fontenot notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Elmhurst AFC's Kristopher Grayson. Kristopher Grayson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Robin Cooley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Kristopher Grayson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kristopher Grayson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Cooley in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincenzo Wall in the 85th minute of play forced Elmhurst AFC's goalkeeper Kristopher Grayson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elmhurst AFC's Ernie Marrero got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kristopher Grayson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristopher Crusher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basil Barlow hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes Elmhurst AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rod Stephens. After 96 minutes, Bernie Fontenot made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Elmhurst AFC's Kristopher Grayson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Black Forest AFC had played much better football throughout.