League Play-Off

Crooksville
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coxafc's goalkeeper Wesley Sherman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Justin Whitt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving DeMarcus Koch. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Andre Irving recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Coxafc's Andre Irving in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Port Richey's goalie prevented a goal. DeMarcus Koch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andre Irving's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 20th minute, Justin Whitt made a precise shot to the right of DeMarcus Koch. Port Richey's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Kurtis Fritz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. If Fletcher Hufnagel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Samuel Phelps's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wesley Sherman was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fletcher Hufnagel in the 41st minute of play forced Coxafc's goalkeeper Wesley Sherman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Coxafc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brett Jimenez to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Justin Whitt 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

56 minutes into the match, Port Richey's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Irving came free, but DeMarcus Koch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DeMarcus Koch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Whitt in the 60th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Port Richey defense, Andre Irving kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of DeMarcus Koch. The Port Richey fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that DeMarcus Koch should have stopped the shot. 64 minutes into the game, Aldo Jackson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Coxafc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Port Richey the free kick. The audience was convinced that Andre Irving's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but DeMarcus Koch was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 75th minute, Samuel Phelps 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. Justin Whitt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. DeMarcus Koch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andre Irving in the 84th minute of play forced Port Richey's goalkeeper DeMarcus Koch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Justin Whitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andre Irving's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but DeMarcus Koch read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. When Korey Bachman fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Port Richey's protests and gave Korey Bachman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Port Richey's Korey Bachman got a free kick in the 89th minute. Andre Irving fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without DeMarcus Koch having to interfere. Coxafc's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.