League Play-Off

Boaz Stadium
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. Rhett Cohen started the match with the kick off. When Jayson Guerra came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the scuzzers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jayson Guerra couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute Rhett Cohen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stevie Eckert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rhett Cohen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magno Diniz made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Sherwood Tabor sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, Tyler Boone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magno Diniz made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Sherwood Tabor sent off a good shot on target. Boaz's Stevie Eckert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rhett Cohen in the 21st minute of play. Stevie Eckert came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by scuzzers's Rhett Cohen. But to his dismay, Rhett Cohen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Boaz's goalkeeper Stevie Eckert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Rhett Cohen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Boaz's Stevie Eckert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jayson Guerra in the 33rd minute of play. Rhett Cohen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jayson Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Reyes Gillis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sherwood Tabor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Magno Diniz made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Rhett Cohen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Colin Bliss struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Stevie Eckert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for scuzzers. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Alistair Sullivan made the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Ciriaco Raitin in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Boaz's Tyler Boone. After a defensive mix-up in Boaz's zone, Rhett Cohen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stevie Eckert came out of the goal and Rhett Cohen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th minute Sherwood Tabor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magno Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alistair Sullivan in the 59th minute of play forced scuzzers's goalkeeper Magno Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rhett Cohen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alistair Sullivan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th match minute, scuzzers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Colin Bliss to maneuver through the defense. Magno Diniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sherwood Tabor, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, scuzzers's Osvaldo Lauaxeta seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Osvaldo Lauaxeta the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of scuzzers protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Osvaldo Lauaxeta had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for scuzzers! After 79 played minutes, Boaz's Ollie Guidry shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Magno Diniz 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 Boaz reached it. Franklin Lund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stevie Eckert didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Colin Bliss went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to scuzzers getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Darin Bellamy hit a great ball. After 90 minutes scuzzers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ollie Guidry who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ollie Guidry got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Magno Diniz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alistair Sullivan's late challenge caught a scuzzers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alistair Sullivan helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Boaz got a freekick which was hit by Alistair Sullivan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Chaime in the 95th minute of play forced Boaz's goalkeeper Stevie Eckert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jayson Guerra came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the scuzzers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jayson Guerra couldn't finish the play. scuzzers's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.