League Play-Off

Ferris Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Elma's Isaiah Maxwell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ismael Terry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Elma's Isaiah Maxwell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Russ Elias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th minute, InsigniA's Dalton Dalton seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dalton Dalton the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of InsigniA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dalton Dalton had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 10th minute there was a penalty for Elma. Warner Henson stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Russ Elias. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Terry in the 19th minute of play forced InsigniA's goalkeeper Russ Elias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ismael Terry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Russ Elias was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. If Ismael Terry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isaiah Maxwell in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Russ Elias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 34 minutes into the game, Ricky Becker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave InsigniA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Elma's Ricky Becker got a free kick in the 34th minute. Rod Bonner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Monty Carpenter in the 37th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

With a little luck, InsigniA's Russ Elias got control of the ball when Ismael Terry tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ismael Terry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Russ Elias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilfredo Corley charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilfredo Corley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wilfredo Corley kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Isaiah Maxwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Isaiah Maxwell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Russ Elias was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute of the match Warner Henson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Russ Elias skillfully saved the ball. Ismael Terry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Russ Elias having to interfere. InsigniA's Russ Elias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save InsigniA from getting a goal against them. Ismael Terry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Russ Elias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaiah Maxwell in the 81st minute of play forced InsigniA's goalkeeper Russ Elias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricky Becker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Russ Elias having to interfere. Isaiah Maxwell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Russ Elias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Elma's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Carpenter came free, but Rod Bonner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, InsigniA's goal looked a bit too open when Isaiah Maxwell came free, but Russ Elias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The InsigniA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Elma's performance. The match ended with a win for Elma.