League Play-Off

Hesperia
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eliseo Peterson took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Duke London had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jay Moyer kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliseo Peterson in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernest McCall saved Milan AFC from getting behind. Dominic Horton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Jack Denne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duke London sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathon Adair in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jack Denne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jack Denne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathon Adair, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When Marcos Gallo fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hesperia FC's protests and gave Marcos Gallo a yellow card for diving instead. Jonathon Adair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jack Denne having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dominic Horton made a kick off. 53 minutes in the game, Dominic Horton fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jack Denne having to interfere. Hesperia FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Dominic Horton scored to the left of an out of position Jack Denne, making the score, 1-1. Jack Denne came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Milan AFC's Jonathon Adair. But to his dismay, Jonathon Adair quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. When Marcos Gallo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 64 minutes had been played. Marcos Gallo hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Hesperia FC's Jack Denne got control of the ball when Jonathon Adair tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70 played minutes Milan AFC got a freekick which was hit by Frankie Romero. In the 78th minute Dominic Horton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jack Denne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Evan Roth fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Milan AFC's protests and gave Evan Roth a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hesperia FC booed when Milan AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evan Roth didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Duke London's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest McCall was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After 84 minutes, Duke London made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Milan AFC's Ernest McCall tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Hesperia FC's Jack Denne got control of the ball when Jonathon Adair tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Dominic Horton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.