League Play-Off

Los Chaves
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mitchell Logan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Joshua Rosen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caleb Stokes, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Abernathy AFC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Alfonzo Atwood hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clark Nicholson during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Birmingham Legion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clark Nicholson to maneuver through the defense. Doug Christensen charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doug Christensen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, one of Birmingham Legion FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Birmingham Legion FC. In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Abernathy AFC. Domenic Stapleton stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joshua Rosen. 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Birmingham Legion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Doug Cox came free, but Joshua Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mitchell Logan might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lazaro Fay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mitchell Logan ran back to his position shaking his head. Joshua Rosen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doug Cox in the 31st minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Doug Cox made a precise shot to the right of Joshua Rosen. Birmingham Legion FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Abernathy AFC's Alfonzo Atwood got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Abernathy AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doug Cox stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Riddle in the 53rd minute of play forced Birmingham Legion FC's goalkeeper Joshua Rosen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Birmingham Legion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Doug Cox came free, but Joshua Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joshua Rosen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Doug Cox went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Doug Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doug Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joshua Rosen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doug Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mitchell Logan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doug Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abernathy AFC's Doug Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doug Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joshua Rosen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doug Cox in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Alfonzo Atwood hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Domenico Drew fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Birmingham Legion FC's protests and gave Domenico Drew a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Domenico Drew hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joshua Rosen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Abernathy AFC's Alfonzo Atwood shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute.