League Play-Off

North Westport
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Reilly started the match with the kick off. After 7 played minutes, North Westport's Stacey Barnett shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alonso Gregory 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 North Westport reached it. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind North Westport's goalkeeper Brice Myers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When North Westport's Francisco Reilly in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye el sombra fc's goalie prevented a goal. Jimmy Barnhart's late challenge caught a North Westport's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimmy Barnhart helped the player get up and apologised. Jimmy Barnhart kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After having played for 13 minutes, Francisco Reilly managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Westport's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Reilly was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alonso Gregory was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Clay Puckett capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Clay Puckett really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Travis Garrett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to el sombra fc getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Raymond Darden hit a great ball. Jon Rodriquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Brice Myers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Reillys short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Alonso Gregory to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 35th minute, North Westport's Clay Puckett dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Jimmy Barnhart was shown his second yellow card after 39 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to el sombra fc getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jimmy Barnhart hit a great ball. Francisco Reilly's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Alonso Gregory skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jarvis Irizarry charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarvis Irizarry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of el sombra fc booed when North Westport was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarvis Irizarry didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Filiberto Hinton sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Brice Myers skillfully saved the ball. In the 48thth minute of the game Francisco Reilly who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but el sombra fc's Alonso Gregory was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aaron Galindo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Jerome Street had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When North Westport's Francisco Reilly in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye el sombra fc's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in el sombra fc's zone, Jerome Street stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alonso Gregory came out of the goal and Jerome Street tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ismael Calloway received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Alonso Gregory tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Reilly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismael Calloway received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Alonso Gregory tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Francisco Reilly put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alonso Gregory. After 74 minutes of play, North Westport's Francisco Reilly made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alonso Gregory was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jerome Street kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Aaron Galindo made a precise shot to the right of Brice Myers. North Westport's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 85 minutes into the match, el sombra fc's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Reilly came free, but Alonso Gregory reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Travis Garrett took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alonso Gregory. el sombra fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alonso Gregory stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Reilly's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the North Westport players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.