League Play-Off

Ottawa Hills Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tristan Albright started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Ottawa Hills FC's zone, Gregorio Arthur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxwell McDonald came out of the goal and Gregorio Arthur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jared Rosales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Tristan Albright managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ottawa Hills FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tristan Albright was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shane Owen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Arthur in the 9th minute of play forced Ottawa Hills FC's goalkeeper Maxwell McDonald to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shane Owen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tristan Albright in the 11th minute of the match. Atlanta Vikings's Jeremiah Lambert got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Ottawa Hills FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Shelton Horner hit a great ball. Olin Redding charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olin Redding the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ottawa Hills FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Olin Redding hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gregorio Arthur in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxwell McDonald saved Ottawa Hills FC from getting behind. Atlanta Vikings's Shane Owen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Albright in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jared Rosales got free with Shane Owen in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Atlanta Vikings's zone, Jared Rosales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shane Owen came out of the goal and Jared Rosales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tristan Albright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shane Owen having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gregorio Arthur to make the kick off. After 53 minutes Ottawa Hills FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jared Reilly who took care of the corner kick. Lucien Quinn tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Maxwell McDonald. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 53rd minute. Atlanta Vikings's Jeremiah Lambert got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olin Redding fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shane Owen having to interfere. Shane Owen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jared Rosales in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65thth minute of the game Tristan Albright who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlanta Vikings's Shane Owen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Atlanta Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Roosevelt Conrad came free, but Shane Owen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristan Albright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shane Owen having to interfere. Allan Felton's late challenge caught a Ottawa Hills FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Allan Felton helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ottawa Hills FC booed when Atlanta Vikings was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Felton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Tristan Albright made a precise shot to the right of Shane Owen. Atlanta Vikings's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gregorio Arthur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Maxwell McDonald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxwell McDonald made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeremiah Lambert in the 83rd minute. Tristan Albright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Shane Owen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jared Rosales in the 88th minute of play forced Atlanta Vikings's goalkeeper Shane Owen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Tristan Albright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Owen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shane Owen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jared Rosales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roosevelt Conrad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shane Owen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Atlanta Vikings's Gregorio Arthur got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.