League Play-Off

West Seneca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aurelio Driscoll kicked off to start the match. After 9 played minutes West Seneca FC got a freekick which was hit by Dillon Dudley. Fabian McAllister was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Stefan Massey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanford Byrne in the 14th minute of the match. Aurelio Driscoll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 played minutes Leicester United got a freekick which was hit by Benny Metcalf. West Seneca FC's Foster Ayala got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leicester United's Stefan Massey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanford Byrne in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Foster Ayala 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. Foster Ayala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Massey having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stanford Byrne in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Massey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stefan Massey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanford Byrne in the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the match Cristopher Porter sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mitch Armstrong skillfully saved the ball. Foster Ayala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The long shot by Nolan Griggs in the 46th minute really tested Stefan Massey's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Zachery Talbot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitch Armstrong having to interfere. Stefan Massey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanford Byrne in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, West Seneca FC's goalkeeper Mitch Armstrong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zachery Talbot. 58 minutes into the match, Leicester United's goal looked a bit too open when Foster Ayala came free, but Stefan Massey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Aurelio Driscoll ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mitch Armstrong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 62nd minute Aurelio Driscoll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitch Armstrong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Massey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanford Byrne in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanford Byrne in the 68th minute of play forced Leicester United's goalkeeper Stefan Massey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, West Seneca FC's goalkeeper Mitch Armstrong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zachery Talbot. After having played for 79 minutes, Zachery Talbot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leicester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zachery Talbot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute Aurelio Driscoll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitch Armstrong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanford Byrne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Massey having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Driscoll in the 91st minute of play forced West Seneca FC's goalkeeper Mitch Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Foster Ayala 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. In the 98th minute Leicester United were awarded a corner. Fabian McAllister went to the cornerflag to take it. Leicester United's Alberto Crowley was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mitch Armstrong in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.