League Play-Off

Palacios Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Emanuel Castro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Indianola's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Castro came free, but Christopher Mayberry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andy Kennedy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darell Vick's late challenge caught a Indianola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Darell Vick helped the player get up and apologised. Indianola's Tobias Givens couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Palacios AFC. Palacios AFC were furious when Richard Copeland was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Palacios AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! In the 20th minute there was a penalty for Indianola. Tobias Givens stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Julian Hager. 0-1. Jasper Handy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Julian Hager tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christopher Mayberry made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trenton Deleon in the 25th minute. Andy Kennedy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Darell Vick hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. A collision led to Palacios AFC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Donny Abbott hit a great ball. With a little luck, Indianola's Christopher Mayberry got control of the ball when Trenton Deleon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Andy Kennedy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julian Hager. Palacios AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andy Kennedy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andy Kennedy was the one to do the kick off. Palacios AFC's Julian Hager played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Kennedy in the 55th minute of play. Jasper Handy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Julian Hager made a huge save. Jasper Handy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Hager having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andy Kennedy in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julian Hager prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 70 minutes, Trenton Deleon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palacios AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trenton Deleon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Kennedy in the 86th minute of play forced Palacios AFC's goalkeeper Julian Hager to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Santana's late challenge caught a Indianola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romeo Santana helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes Palacios AFC got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Santana. Trenton Deleon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Indianola's Christopher Mayberry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Cadena in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Jasper Handy fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Julian Hager, passed just outside the right post. When the final whistle sounded Indianola left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Palacios AFC.