League Play-Off

Michigan Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eliseo Vernon kicked off to start the match. Rusty Lugo charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rusty Lugo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rusty Lugo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Edward Bullock 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. Collin Lindsey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jerry Culver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Collin Lindsey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Jerry Culver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Liverpool FC got a freekick which was hit by Blake Pickett. Garth Dykes in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dean Neely, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 32 in the game by Garth Dykes from a close distance when the talented Dean Neely managed to make a qualified save. Village Shires's players were relieved. Lenny Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Lenny Velasco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerry Culver. Liverpool FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lenny Velasco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Eliseo Vernon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 47th minute of the match Rusty Lugo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rusty Lugo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 48th match minute, Liverpool FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rusty Lugo to maneuver through the defense. Robbie Cherry took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 49th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jerry Culver. Liverpool FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Garth Dykes to make the kick off. Eliseo Vernon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jerry Culver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Trevor Gutierrez fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liverpool FC's protests and gave Trevor Gutierrez a yellow card for diving instead. Jerry Culver stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliseo Vernon's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. The supporters of Village Shires booed when Liverpool FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marlon Whittaker didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Liverpool FC booed when Village Shires was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Salazar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Collin Lindsey scored 0-4 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerry Culver, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute, Garth Dykes 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. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool FC's zone, Collin Lindsey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerry Culver came out of the goal and Collin Lindsey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jerry Culver came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Village Shires's Collin Lindsey. But to his dismay, Collin Lindsey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Jerry Culver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Vernon, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 94th minute, Eliseo Vernon 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. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool FC's zone, Eliseo Vernon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerry Culver came out of the goal and Eliseo Vernon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.