League Play-Off

Jagiellonia Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Louie Pickett got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, one of Jagiellonia Cincinnati:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Everton FC's zone, Luther Michel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donnie Hagen came out of the goal and Luther Michel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute, Luther Michel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reinaldo Ladner in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jesus Gagne saved Jagiellonia Cincinnati from getting behind. Jesus Gagne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Tobin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesus Gagne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bradley Tobin, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Sal Worthington hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Jesus Gagne didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reinaldo Ladner went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Jesus Gagne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Tobin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bradley Tobin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradley Tobin in the 34th minute of play forced Jagiellonia Cincinnati's goalkeeper Jesus Gagne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Gagne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bradley Tobin in the 38th minute of the match. Jesus Gagne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Ladner in the 41st minute of play. If Reinaldo Ladner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Jagiellonia Cincinnati's goal looked a bit too open when Bradley Tobin came free, but Jesus Gagne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bradley Tobin was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Everton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Louie Pickett came free, but Donnie Hagen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Everton FC's Jamal Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luther Michel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bradley Tobin came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Everton FC 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 Bradley Tobin couldn't finish the play. Reinaldo Ladner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Gagne having to interfere. Jesus Gagne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Ladner in the 86th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Jagiellonia Cincinnati's goal looked a bit too open when Bradley Tobin came free, but Jesus Gagne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Jesus Gagne successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Everton FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.