League Play-Off

Sun Prairie Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emerson Grimes in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Napoleon Tabor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stefan Fish's late challenge caught a Sun Prairie AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stefan Fish helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th match minute, South Greensburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Fish to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Raul Lund sped through South Greensburg's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ignacio Butler. Emerson Grimes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Napoleon Tabor having to make a save. Napoleon Tabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerrod Durham, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ignacio Butler was a little too slow when J.C. Fritz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raul Lund got free with Ignacio Butler in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. South Greensburg's Emerson Grimes got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 37 played minutes, Sun Prairie AFC's Tommy Whitley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ignacio Butler 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 Sun Prairie AFC reached it. 44 minutes into the match, Emerson Grimes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Napoleon Tabor. Sun Prairie AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emerson Grimes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emerson Grimes made a kick off. Sun Prairie AFC's Napoleon Tabor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Sun Prairie AFC from getting a goal against them. If Jeremiah Thorpe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Val Walker hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sun Prairie AFC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Mohammed Calderwood hit a great ball. Jeremiah Thorpe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emerson Grimes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Napoleon Tabor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. When Raul Lund came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Sun Prairie AFC 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 Raul Lund couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the game, Jerrod Durham was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. South Greensburg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sun Prairie AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, South Greensburg's Jerrod Durham got a free kick in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Lund in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ignacio Butler saved South Greensburg from getting behind. Napoleon Tabor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emerson Grimes's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute South Greensburg were awarded a corner. Emerson Grimes went to the cornerflag to take it. 81 minutes into the match, Sun Prairie AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Emerson Grimes came free, but Napoleon Tabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Emerson Grimes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Napoleon Tabor was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. German Bass took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Napoleon Tabor. Sun Prairie AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Sun Prairie AFC's Napoleon Tabor got control of the ball when Emerson Grimes tried to sneak it across the goal line. South Greensburg's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Sun Prairie AFC had won, even though South Greensburg had held more of the ball.