League Play-Off

Howe
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilton Pagan made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Howe getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rolland Morton hit a great ball. Glen Chester's late challenge caught a Morgados F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Glen Chester helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Howe got a freekick which was hit by Glen Chester. A collision led to Howe getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Shayne Mixon hit a great ball. In the 15th minute Johnathan Hammer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Korey Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Korey Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Pagan, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Thomas Curran's late challenge caught a Morgados F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thomas Curran helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes Howe got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Curran. Lloyd Clemons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enoch Engle in the 25th minute of the match. After having played for 25 minutes, Enoch Engle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Howe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enoch Engle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lloyd Clemons was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Glen Chester capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Glen Chester really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Johnathan Hammer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilton Pagan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Korey Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Troy Gallagher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Korey Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilton Pagan struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Korey Blanco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Morgados F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Hammer in the 40th minute of play forced Howe's goalkeeper Korey Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chad Craven got free with Lloyd Clemons in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Chad Craven came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Howe 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 Chad Craven couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Ernie Benavides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Korey Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilton Pagan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Korey Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lloyd Clemons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enoch Engle in the 60th minute of the match. Lloyd Clemons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Chester, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Howe defense, Wilton Pagan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Korey Blanco. The Howe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Korey Blanco should have stopped the shot. Korey Blanco made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Johnathan Hammer sent off a good shot on target. Howe's Korey Blanco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Howe from getting a goal against them. Wilton Pagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th match minute, Howe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Curran to maneuver through the defense. Troy Gallagher charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Troy Gallagher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Howe's Glen Chester got a free kick in the 89th minute. The supporters of Howe booed when Morgados F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Troy Gallagher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilton Pagan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Korey Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Howe succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Morgados F.C. had controlled the match.