League Play-Off

Indiana Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Collin Phillips made the kick off and thus started the match. Clearbrook's Joseph Brantley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Clearbrook from getting a goal against them. Arlindo Furtado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Joseph Brantley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 played minutes Clearbrook got a freekick which was hit by William Daly. In the 9th minute Gordon Corbin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billy Sparks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Clearbrook's goal looked a bit too open when Terrance Zavala came free, but Joseph Brantley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arlindo Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joseph Brantley having to interfere. Billy Sparks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordon Corbin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Indiana FC's Jeremy Newton seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jeremy Newton the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Indiana FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jeremy Newton had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Indiana FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Clearbrook. Errol Carey stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Billy Sparks. 0-1. In the 23rd minute Ollie Vela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joseph Brantley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kasey Driscoll had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Billy Sparks didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gordon Corbin went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Clearbrook getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. William Daly hit a great ball. Arlindo Furtado scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joseph Brantley, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Clearbrook were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ollie Vela made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gordon Corbin got free with Billy Sparks in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ollie Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joseph Brantley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasey Driscoll in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Collin Phillips in the 63rd minute of play forced Indiana FC's goalkeeper Billy Sparks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kasey Driscoll took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joseph Brantley. Joseph Brantley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 73rd minute, Bronson Hebert made a precise shot to the right of Joseph Brantley. Clearbrook's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Ollie Vela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joseph Brantley having to interfere. Ollie Vela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bronson Hebert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kasey Driscoll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Joseph Brantley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Furtado in the 91st minute of play forced Clearbrook's goalkeeper Joseph Brantley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clearbrook's Joseph Brantley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasey Driscoll in the 92nd minute of play. Joseph Brantley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arlindo Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Gordon Corbin notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Indiana FC's Billy Sparks. Billy Sparks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Indiana FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.