League Play-Off

West Palm Beach
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jake Reaves started the match with the kick off. Sterling Roark struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Edgardo Staley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for West Palm Beach FC. Sterling Roarks short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Edgardo Staley to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When West Palm Beach FC's Jake Reaves 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 Hobbs's goalie prevented a goal. In the 15th match minute, Hobbs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Lyle to maneuver through the defense. Sterling Roark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hobbs's Royce Spencer got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 26th minute, Leland Boswell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hobbs's Edgardo Staley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Hobbs from getting a goal against them. Edgardo Staley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Reaves in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Rafael Crenshaw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shannon Groves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Hobbs's Rafael Crenshaw nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shannon Groves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 37 minutes into the match, West Palm Beach FC's Jake Reaves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edgardo Staley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Jake Reaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgardo Staley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Jake Reaves managed to get in a good position for a shot. West Palm Beach FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jake Reaves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgardo Staley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Crenshaw made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Sterling Roark 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. Hobbs's Rafael Crenshaw got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgardo Staley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Reaves in the 66th minute of the match. Jake Reaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Crenshaw in the 75th minute of play forced West Palm Beach FC's goalkeeper Shannon Groves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgardo Staley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Reaves in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of Hobbs booed when West Palm Beach FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blake Mendez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Sterling Roark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgardo Staley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Jake Reaves notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Hobbs's Edgardo Staley. Edgardo Staley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Gilmore during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luis Gilmore hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. If Sterling Roark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 99th play minutes Jake Reaves shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Edgardo Staley and just under the crossbar into goal. West Palm Beach FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.