League Play-Off

Bee Ridge
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Seth Roe started the match with the kick off. Bee Ridge's Emery Dupree played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flint Espinoza in the 3rd minute of play. After 4th play minutes Ronny Knutson shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Emery Dupree and just under the crossbar into goal. The supporters of Woods Cross booed when Bee Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kermit Maher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flint Espinoza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emery Dupree took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronny Knutson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Flint Espinoza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emery Dupree was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Flint Espinoza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 25 minutes, Randell Bower mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bee Ridge and the Woods Cross players grew even worse after the yellow card. Randell Bower kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Emery Dupree showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronny Knutson, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30thth minute of the game Seth Roe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woods Cross's Wally Marquez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ronny Knutson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Randell Bower hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flint Espinoza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emery Dupree having to interfere. In the 39thth minute of the game Flint Espinoza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bee Ridge's Emery Dupree was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emery Dupree didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronny Knutson went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Darryl Beyer hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Flint Espinoza's late challenge caught a Bee Ridge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flint Espinoza helped the player get up and apologised. Flint Espinoza hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Bee Ridge's goal looked a bit too open when Cyrus Byers came free, but Emery Dupree reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Woods Cross booed when Bee Ridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Tucker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Randell Bower got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 59th match minute, Bee Ridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Randell Bower to maneuver through the defense. After 60 played minutes, Woods Cross's Truman Davila shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emery Dupree 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 Woods Cross reached it. Flint Espinoza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronny Knutson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emery Dupree having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flint Espinoza in the 71st minute of play forced Bee Ridge's goalkeeper Emery Dupree to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Bee Ridge's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Flint Espinoza fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Flint Espinoza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 played minutes Bee Ridge got a freekick which was hit by Kermit Maher. Emery Dupree showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flint Espinoza, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ronny Knutson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woods Cross's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronny Knutson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emery Dupree breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Bee Ridge fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Woods Cross were clearly better and deserved to take the win.