League Play-Off

Purvis
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, William Carlos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noel Crews was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Woodrow Melendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 21 minutes, Woodrow Melendez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purvis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Woodrow Melendez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Purvis booed when San Manuel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deon Squires didn't get a good kick on the ball. Winfred Burgos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Lincoln Keller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Woodrow Melendez 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. 31 minutes into the match, San Manuel's goal looked a bit too open when Woodrow Melendez came free, but Noel Crews reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Purvis booed when San Manuel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Yoshioka didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Woodrow Melendez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. William Carlos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Noel Crews read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, William Carlos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Noel Crews was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Woodrow Melendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Woodrow Melendez made a kick off. Winfred Burgos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Purvis getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ervin Stevenson hit a great ball. Noel Crews came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Purvis's Woodrow Melendez. But to his dismay, Woodrow Melendez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After a rather tough play, Purvis's Bill Cordero got a free kick in the 60th minute. Vicente Yoshioka struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Lincoln Keller didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Manuel. Noel Crews made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Carlos in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Woodrow Melendez in the 68th minute of play forced San Manuel's goalkeeper Noel Crews to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. William Carlos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noel Crews didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Carlos went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 79thth minute of the game Woodrow Melendez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Manuel's Noel Crews was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 81 minutes, Woodrow Melendez made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. San Manuel's Noel Crews tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bill Cordero during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Bill Cordero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bill Cordero was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. In the 87th minute, Bill Cordero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lincoln Keller was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Rick Herget. William Carlos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Noel Crews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Manuel's goalkeeper Noel Crews, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Purvis fully deserved thier win.