League Play-Off

Escalon
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Donny Tharp got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Tharp in the 12th minute of play forced Culichi's goalkeeper Alec York to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Tomas Park hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alec York showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Santiago, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Edgar Gold came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Culichi 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 Edgar Gold couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Connor Barnett in the 21st minute of play forced Culichi's goalkeeper Alec York to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Donny Tharp made a precise shot to the right of Alec York. Culichi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tory Moon got a throw-in 31 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Duke McCollum. Alec York stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dan Santiago's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Juve 17's Sydney Aldrich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clinton Longoria in the 35th minute of play. Clinton Longoria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Tomas Park 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. 47 minutes into the match, Culichi's goal looked a bit too open when Donny Tharp came free, but Alec York reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Sydney Aldrich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clinton Longoria in the 52nd minute of the match. Juve 17's Sydney Aldrich played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clinton Longoria in the 54th minute of play. Alec York was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Connor Barnett capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Connor Barnett really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 59th minute Donny Tharp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alec York saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Donny Tharp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alec York saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Culichi's Tomas Park got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dan Santiago got free with Alec York in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69thth minute of the game Clinton Longoria who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juve 17's Sydney Aldrich was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edgar Gold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Sydney Aldrich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Juve 17's zone, Clinton Longoria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Aldrich came out of the goal and Clinton Longoria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Culichi getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Tomas Park hit a great ball. Edgar Gold fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Aldrich having to interfere. Clinton Longoria recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomas Park recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 84 played minutes, Culichi's Scott Kruse shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sydney Aldrich came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Culichi reached it. Clinton Longoria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Aldrich having to interfere. If Tomas Park had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 89 minutes, Clinton Longoria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Culichi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clinton Longoria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Connor Barnett's late challenge caught a Culichi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Connor Barnett helped the player get up and apologised. After 96 minutes, Clinton Longoria made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Juve 17's Sydney Aldrich tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Culichi lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.