League Play-Off

Immokalee Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Perry Gonzales made the kick off which started today's match. When Jorge Weaver came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Immokalee 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 Jorge Weaver couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Deephaven FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. D.J. Bates hit a great ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Perry Gonzales who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deephaven FC's Sung Irvin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Immokalee's Moses Sims played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Myles Stuart in the 22nd minute of play. After 25 played minutes, Deephaven FC's Alec Major shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Moses Sims 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 Deephaven FC reached it. After 28 played minutes Deephaven FC got a freekick which was hit by D.J. Bates. Myles Stuart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moses Sims having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trey Fay in the 35th minute of play forced Immokalee's goalkeeper Moses Sims to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Eckert hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Moses Sims took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trey Fay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Trey Fay made a precise shot to the right of Moses Sims. Immokalee's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Sung Irvin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Weaver in the 49th minute. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Myles Stuart made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Immokalee's zone, Trey Fay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moses Sims came out of the goal and Trey Fay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the match, Immokalee's goal looked a bit too open when Myles Stuart came free, but Moses Sims reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Lincoln kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Trey Fay could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Moses Sims however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Immokalee's Moses Sims got control of the ball when Trey Fay tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Kerry Stubbs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Immokalee's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deephaven FC the free kick. Moses Sims had in the 64thth minute some difficulties stopping Karl Geiger's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Myles Stuart in the 65th minute of play forced Immokalee's goalkeeper Moses Sims to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 67 minutes, Myles Stuart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deephaven FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Myles Stuart was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Trey Fay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Trey Fay 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. The supporters of Deephaven FC booed when Immokalee was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Lincoln didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trey Fay got free with Moses Sims in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Moses Sims showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Myles Stuart in the 79th minute of the match. Immokalee's Moses Sims proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Immokalee from getting a goal against them. After 84 minutes, D.J. Bates mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deephaven FC and the Immokalee players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Deephaven FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. D.J. Bates hit a great ball. Sung Irvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Gonzales in the 85th minute of play. Moses Sims made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trey Fay in the 92nd minute. Myles Stuart received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Moses Sims came out and tried to block the shot, but Myles Stuart slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Deephaven FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.