League Play-Off

Smiths
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sandy Boone took the kick off in the first half of the match. Morgan Samuel hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Sandy Boone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Kirby Woodard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kirby Woodard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandy Boone, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 9 minutes, Derek Braun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bob tigers and the Redstone Arsenal FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bob tigers's Derek Braun got a free kick in the 10th minute. Sandy Boone scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kirby Woodard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sandy Boone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kirby Woodard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandy Boone in the 21st minute of play. When Carlos Small came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Redstone Arsenal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Small couldn't finish the play. Carlos Small fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirby Woodard having to interfere. If Sandy Boone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Redstone Arsenal FC's Carlos Small sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kirby Woodard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 0-2 became the score in the 42nd minute when Sandy Boone elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 45th minute, Carlos Small hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Sandy Boone managed to get in a good position for a shot. Redstone Arsenal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sandy Boone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirby Woodard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shelton Schulz was the one to do the kick off. If Carlos Small had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 63 minutes, Brandon Addison mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bob tigers and the Redstone Arsenal FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Brandon Addison hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 65 minutes of play, Redstone Arsenal FC's Carlos Small made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kirby Woodard was left in no man's land by his defense there! 72 minutes into the match, Bob tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Morgan Samuel came free, but Kirby Woodard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Sandy Boone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Redstone Arsenal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bob tigers the free kick. The supporters of Bob tigers booed when Redstone Arsenal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandy Boone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stanford Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shelton Schulz in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Carlos Small fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kirby Woodard, passed just outside the right post. In the 81st minute, Dalton Kimble hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kirby Woodard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Morgan Samuel in the 83rd minute. After 86 played minutes, Bob tigers's Roberto Morris shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stanford Ferreira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bob tigers reached it. Carlos Small succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Carlos Small was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 97th minute. Redstone Arsenal FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Redstone Arsenal FC'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.