League Play-Off

New Eagle
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Scotty Foote took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Scotty Foote took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Alonso Kinsey to make any attempt to save it. Lisle AFC's Alonso Kinsey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Lisle AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lisle AFC's goalkeeper Alonso Kinsey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute Duane McCauley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilbert Hutchinson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Milo Huffman kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. New Eagle AFC's Gilbert Hutchinson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josef Fujieda in the 31st minute of play. Gilbert Hutchinson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duane McCauley in the 37th minute of the match. Alonso Kinsey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Scotty Foote's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Gilbert Hutchinson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Duane McCauley went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Josef Fujieda to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Milo Huffman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lisle AFC and the New Eagle AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duke Bowen during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lisle AFC's Duke Bowen got a free kick in the 60th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Lisle AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Scotty Foote came free, but Alonso Kinsey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, New Eagle AFC's goalkeeper Gilbert Hutchinson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duane McCauley. Josef Fujieda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Gilbert Hutchinson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Duane McCauley could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Gilbert Hutchinson however easily saved by the left post. With 75 minutes on the clock, Vincent Drummond commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Lisle AFC. Pete Burt stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gilbert Hutchinson. 2-2. Duane McCauley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Gilbert Hutchinson made a huge save. 89 minutes into the game, Nathan Echols threw the ball into play from the sideline. New Eagle AFC's Ferdinand Starr quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Robby Church fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonso Kinsey having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Lisle AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lamar Marquez to maneuver through the defense. The Lisle AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lisle AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.