League Play-Off

Old Nou
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Logan Ng kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Josh McGowan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Patterson Township and the Juve 17 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Patterson Township was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josh McGowan to maneuver through the defense. Donny Tharp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Renaldo Conroy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Patterson Township's supporters rose to their feet, but Renaldo Conroy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sydney Aldrich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Donny Tharp hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Renaldo Conroy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Quincy Bender fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Aldrich having to interfere. Renaldo Conroy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Octavio Knox made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Tharp in the 26th minute of play. Josh McGowan was shown his second yellow card after 28 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Patterson Township getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Josh McGowan hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes Patterson Township got a freekick which was hit by Logan Ng. Octavio Knox made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Santiago in the 32nd minute. The supporters of Juve 17 booed when Patterson Township was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Logan Ng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juve 17's Donny Tharp got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Renaldo Conroy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octavio Knox made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Tharp in the 49th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Donny Tharp was the one to do the kick off. Quincy Bender fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Aldrich having to interfere. If Quincy Bender had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Octavio Knox took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Connor Barnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Coulter struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Sydney Aldrich didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Patterson Township. Renaldo Conroy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Logan Ng hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Juve 17's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Renaldo Conroy scored to the left of an out of position Sydney Aldrich, making the score, 0-1. Sydney Aldrich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renaldo Conroy, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Donny Tharp came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Juve 17 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 Donny Tharp couldn't finish the play.