League Play-Off

Las Vegas Storm FC.
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Titus Sargent kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Titus Sargent managed to get in a good position for a shot. West Elmira's supporters rose to their feet, but Titus Sargent was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Cervantes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute, one of West Elmira:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for West Elmira. The goalkeeper, Josh Witherspoon, was totally fooled by Las Vegas Storm FC.'s Dane Morgan, who 12 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Berry Doherty during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Berry Doherty kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Leonard Browne kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes, West Elmira's Cruz Bannister shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlos Cervantes 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 West Elmira reached it. The crowd rose to their feet as Grady Locke kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Josh Witherspoon. That made the score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. Josh Witherspoon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grady Locke in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Denver House 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. Titus Sargent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Cervantes having to interfere. Denver House hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute, Berry Doherty 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. Grady Locke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josh Witherspoon having to interfere. Grady Locke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Grady Locke made a kick off. Josh Witherspoon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Ogden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Las Vegas Storm FC.'s Carlos Cervantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Titus Sargent in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Edgardo Ogden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Josh Witherspoon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Byron Key during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Byron Key kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. If Denver House had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute of the match, Titus Sargent tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carlos Cervantes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Manley in the 77th minute of play forced Las Vegas Storm FC.'s goalkeeper Carlos Cervantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Ogden in the 79th minute of play forced West Elmira's goalkeeper Josh Witherspoon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Leonard Browne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, West Elmira's Carlos Cervantes threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Titus Sargent, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Josh Witherspoon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grady Locke went, in the 100th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the West Elmira players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Las Vegas Storm FC..