League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Walton Rutledge's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodger Lim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Walton Rutledge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xenia AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Rodger Lim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Owens in the 13th minute of play. Christopher Owens scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodger Lim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christopher Owens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Xenia AFC's goalkeeper Tuan Bruner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quinton Grubb. Christopher Owens's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodger Lim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Christopher Owens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Rodger Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christopher Owens in the 34th minute of play forced Nicollet FC's goalkeeper Rodger Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodger Lim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Owens, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walton Rutledge in the 39th minute of play forced Nicollet FC's goalkeeper Rodger Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tuan Bruner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolf Richey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tyrese Jorgensen kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Rolf Richey made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Nicollet FC's goalkeeper Rodger Lim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christopher Owens. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walton Rutledge in the 54th minute of play forced Nicollet FC's goalkeeper Rodger Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christopher Owens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Rodger Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodger Lim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walton Rutledge, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Walton Rutledge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rodger Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christopher Owens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Jeremy Calloway hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christopher Owens struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Rodger Lim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xenia AFC. In the 68th minute Walton Rutledge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodger Lim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alonzo Perez charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alonzo Perez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nicollet FC's Alonzo Perez got a free kick in the 70th minute. Nicollet FC's Rodger Lim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Nicollet FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Christopher Owens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xenia AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Christopher Owens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodger Lim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 77 played minutes Nicollet FC got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Perez. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christopher Owens got free with Rodger Lim in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodger Lim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walton Rutledge, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rolf Richey during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Nicollet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolf Richey to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Nicollet FC's goalkeeper Rodger Lim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christopher Owens. After 94 minutes, Shane Willis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xenia AFC and the Nicollet FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Shane Willis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xenia AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.