League Play-Off

New Cordells Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bailey Keene kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Dylan Ferris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, New Cordells's Forrest Weston got a free kick in the 4th minute. With his leg Ty Foote managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when New Cordells's Ronny Abraham fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ty Foote showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eli Hawley in the 11th minute of the match. Ronny Abraham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Ty Foote made a huge save. After 14 played minutes Dos Palos FC got a freekick which was hit by Art Clearwater. In the 16th minute of the match, Terrell Ciccaglione got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ty Foote was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dos Palos FC's Bailey Keene got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bo Craig came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Dos Palos FC's Bailey Keene. But to his dismay, Bailey Keene quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Bailey Keene fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Craig having to interfere. Rex Manuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bo Craig having to interfere. Ty Foote showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eli Hawley in the 33rd minute of the match. Ty Foote made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Ronny Abraham sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bailey Keene in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bo Craig saved New Cordells from getting behind. Bo Craig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rex Manuel in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Bailey Keene cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bo Craig was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpected shot in the 45th minute by Ronny Abraham got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Donovan Ross kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 50th minute of the match New Cordells got a corner. Dos Palos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Terrell Ciccaglione ran over to the corner to take the kick. After the first half Dos Palos FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eli Hawley to strike the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes Dos Palos FC got a freekick which was hit by Donovan Ross. Ty Foote took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronny Abraham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. New Cordells's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Bailey Keene 60 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. In the 65th minute Eli Hawley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ty Foote saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Jarrod Medley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 69 minutes, Forrest Weston mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New Cordells and the Dos Palos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th minute, Marvin Goddard sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and New Cordells's Bo Craig didn't even have to move. A collision led to New Cordells getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Alfonzo Battle hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Keene in the 79th minute of play forced New Cordells's goalkeeper Bo Craig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronny Abraham might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ty Foote. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronny Abraham ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 86thth minute of the game Ronny Abraham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dos Palos FC's Ty Foote was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Donovan Ross managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dos Palos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Donovan Ross was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bo Craig breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Keene in the 96th minute of play forced New Cordells's goalkeeper Bo Craig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Dos Palos FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.