League Play-Off

Kennewick Park
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. Rhett Funk started the match with the kick off. Kasey Sutherland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregory Hope, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Reynaldo Leonard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Gregory Hope's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kasey Sutherland was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Rhett Funk struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Johnson Christensen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kennewick. Desmond Waller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Johnson Christensen made a huge save. Alan Braden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reynaldo Leonard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasey Sutherland having to interfere. After 33 minutes, Chance Keane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nederland AFC and the Kennewick players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chance Keane hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When Louis McGraw came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Nederland AFC 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 Louis McGraw couldn't finish the play. Cameron Houser struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Kasey Sutherland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nederland AFC. 47 minutes into the match, Kennewick's goal looked a bit too open when Louis McGraw came free, but Kasey Sutherland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Val Pham was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kennewick's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nederland AFC the free kick. Val Pham kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Louis McGraw stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the match, Nederland AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Desmond Waller came free, but Johnson Christensen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Rhett Funk notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Nederland AFC's Johnson Christensen. Johnson Christensen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aidan Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnson Christensen having to interfere. Kasey Sutherland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Leonard, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Gregory Hope fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasey Sutherland having to interfere. In the 76th minute Rhett Funk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnson Christensen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Archie Porter was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nederland AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kennewick the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Nederland AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kennewick:s goal. Rickey Sams shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 80th minute, Warner Kaiser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Val Pham got his second yellow card in the match during the 84th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 85th minute, Val Pham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Warner Kaiser came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Nederland AFC 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 Warner Kaiser couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes in the game, Louis McGraw fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Kasey Sutherland having to interfere. Desmond Waller scored 3-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johnson Christensen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Gregory Hope had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kasey Sutherland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis McGraw in the 98th minute of the match. Desmond Waller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnson Christensen having to interfere. The Kennewick support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.