League Play-Off

Franco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ignacio Ramey made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Rowley during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Collin Langford stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Derrick Randolph's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Gregorio Melvin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Franco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beach Haven West the free kick. Gregorio Melvin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Mohammed Conroy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Leon Koch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammed Conroy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leon Koch read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Mohammed Conroy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohammed Conroy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute Mohammed Conroy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Koch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tyler Stout hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mohammed Conroy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leon Koch having to make a save. Mohammed Conroys short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Leon Koch to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 34th minute, Ignacio Ramey made a precise shot to the right of Collin Langford. Franco FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Mohammed Conroy fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Franco FC's protests and gave Mohammed Conroy a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Franco FC's Mohammed Conroy got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Beach Haven West were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Leon Koch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Krause, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Beach Haven West's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Krause came free, but Leon Koch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 played minutes Beach Haven West got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Kennedy. Leon Koch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gregorio Melvin went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Gregorio Melvin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Leon Koch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Gregorio Melvin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Koch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Franco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Ramey came free, but Collin Langford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gregorio Melvin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leon Koch was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Merrill Peoples kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Beach Haven West's Oscar Kennedy got a free kick in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Melvin in the 94th minute of play forced Beach Haven West's goalkeeper Leon Koch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Koch came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Franco FC's Gregorio Melvin. But to his dismay, Gregorio Melvin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Franco FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.