League Play-Off

Crooksville
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andre Irving got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Justin Whitt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coxafc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justin Whitt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Stallions FC's goalkeeper Lionel Goodwin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justin Whitt. After having played for 16 minutes, Justin Whitt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coxafc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justin Whitt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Coxafc's Brett Jimenez got a free kick in the 17th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Stallions FC's Dirk English tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Woody Tang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wesley Sherman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Justin Whitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brett Jimenez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lionel Goodwin having to interfere. Lionel Goodwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Irving, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Andre Irving recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ryan Carey hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Lionel Goodwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Irving, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coxafc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bo Lynch in the 41st minute. Bo Lynch made a great header on Coxafc's corner, it was just that Stallions FC's Lionel Goodwin managed to reach the ball for a save. Andre Irving received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Lionel Goodwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Coxafc's Justin Whitt managed to work through Stallions FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Justin Whitt dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Hinds to make the kick off. If Justin Whitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lionel Goodwin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Irving in the 59th minute of play. When Woody Tang came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Stallions 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 Woody Tang couldn't finish the play. After having played for 70 minutes, Andre Irving managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coxafc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andre Irving was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justin Whitt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Stallions FC's Martin Hinds in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Coxafc's goalie prevented a goal. 81 minutes into the match, Stallions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Irving came free, but Lionel Goodwin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justin Whitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andre Irving received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Lionel Goodwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Woody Tang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wesley Sherman having to interfere. Justin Whitt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Justin Whitt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Lionel Goodwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Stallions FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Coxafc from taking control. The game ends in a draw.