League Play-Off

Haviland Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Haviland's Brendon Platt started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Greenacres booed when Haviland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brendon Platt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nick Price sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th match minute, Haviland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Logan to maneuver through the defense. Nick Price fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Pendleton having to interfere. Haviland were furious when Josh Cardoso was red carded, 10 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 16th minute, Nick Price 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. If Harry Moran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lyle Bruce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Nick Price made a precise shot to the right of Andre Pendleton. Haviland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Jasper Herrington kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Nick Price received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Andre Pendleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Lyle Bruce's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andre Pendleton was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When the match had been going on for 33 minutes, Haviland's Werner Zimmerman got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Willard Willingham. After 35 played minutes Haviland got a freekick which was hit by Jose Logan. Andre Pendleton didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Greenacres's Nick Price shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Nick Price received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Andre Pendleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Nick Price ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andre Pendleton was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Brendon Platt hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Lyle Bruce in the 46th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Andre Pendleton's left hand side. Haviland's Andre Pendleton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Uster in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nick Price to strike the kick off in the second half. When Sterling Weller fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haviland's protests and gave Sterling Weller a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Haviland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sterling Weller to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 55 minutes, Nick Price managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Greenacres's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nick Price was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Willis Patterson fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Greenacres's protests and gave Willis Patterson a yellow card for diving instead. Willis Patterson hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 77 minutes in the game Sterling Weller did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Bryant Holbrook. Bryant Holbrook hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. A collision led to Haviland getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Sterling Weller hit a great ball. Flint Nugent kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Rueben Braswell kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Greenacres's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.