League Play-Off

FIELD OF DREAMS
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Landrum took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cyrus Ciauri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerald Barnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Gerald Barnett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cyrus Ciauri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Roseland FC booed when ARMENIAN 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerald Barnett didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Landrum recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lewis Street fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cyrus Ciauri having to interfere. Lloyd Villarreal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murray Libby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Landrum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Lloyd Villarreal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Lewis Street managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ARMENIAN 11's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lewis Street was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Roseland FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerald Barnett was the one to do the kick off. When Lewis Street came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the ARMENIAN 11 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 Lewis Street couldn't finish the play. Cyrus Ciauri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lewis Street, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. ARMENIAN 11's Lloyd Villarreal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save ARMENIAN 11 from getting a goal against them. After having played for 59 minutes, Juan Landrum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roseland FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Landrum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlando Roth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cyrus Ciauri having to interfere. Juan Landrum scored 0-2 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lloyd Villarreal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gerald Barnett 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. In the 78th minute, Aaron Daly left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roseland FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Gerald Barnett managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARMENIAN 11's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerald Barnett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cyrus Ciauri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juan Landrum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Lloyd Villarreal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aaron Daly could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Lloyd Villarreal made a huge save. Cyrus Ciauri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerald Barnett, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Roseland FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Roseland FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.