League Play-Off

Lancaster
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when George Krueger kicked off to start the match. Tracy Burris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachariah McClain having to interfere. Tracy Burris was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 8th minute. DCS United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ray Ragsdale 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. 13 minutes into the match, Tracy Burris notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Malulo LC's Zachariah McClain. Zachariah McClain was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 17 minutes of play, Malulo LC's George Krueger made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jake Doty was left in no man's land by his defense there! Malulo LC's Zachariah McClain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Ragsdale in the 20th minute of play. George Krueger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Jake Doty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Kasey Elliot 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. If George Krueger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brett Zuniga hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. George Krueger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jake Doty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ray Ragsdale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachariah McClain having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Theodore Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malulo LC's Zachariah McClain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Ragsdale in the 38th minute of play. With a little luck, Malulo LC's Zachariah McClain got control of the ball when Homer Steiner tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Owen Black kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zachariah McClain. That made the score 2-1 in the 43 minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ray Ragsdale to make the kick off. Zachariah McClain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ray Ragsdale in the 65th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Tracy Burris managed to get in a good position for a shot. DCS United's supporters rose to their feet, but Tracy Burris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachariah McClain breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 75th minute, Ray Ragsdale made a precise shot to the right of Zachariah McClain. Malulo LC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. If Tracy Burris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Malulo LC's goal looked a bit too open when Ray Ragsdale came free, but Zachariah McClain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute Ray Ragsdale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachariah McClain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Gregory Downs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DCS United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malulo LC the free kick. When the referee ended the match the DCS United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.