League Play-Off

Crystal Falls Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Merrill Tomlinson started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Darby's goalkeeper Jonas Lowery, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 5th minute Virgilio Espinoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Felder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johnathon Root recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee gave Crystal Falls FC a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Merrill Tomlinson, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Darby's Jonas Lowery. 1-0. Johnathon Root let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 16th minute shot 2-0 at rihgt post. Jonas Lowery took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Lyon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 20 minutes, Miguel Lyon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crystal Falls FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Lyon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fletcher Steele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Rigoberto Felder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The corner ended in Merrill Tomlinson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Darby's Jonas Lowery did a great save. 27 minutes into the match, Darby's goalkeeper Jonas Lowery had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by J.P. Barnes. If Miguel Lyon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When DeAngelo Paris fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crystal Falls FC's protests and gave DeAngelo Paris a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Crystal Falls FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. DeAngelo Paris hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fletcher Steele in the 36th minute of play forced Crystal Falls FC's goalkeeper Rigoberto Felder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Virgilio Espinoza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Darby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crystal Falls FC the free kick. In the 47th minute, Virgilio Espinoza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Fletcher Steele made the kick off in the second half. J.P. Barnes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jonas Lowery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Miguel Lyon made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Darby's Jonas Lowery tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Weldon Mallory charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Weldon Mallory the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Weldon Mallory hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Jonas Lowery took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Lyon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Fletcher Steele fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 71 minutes into the match, Crystal Falls FC's goalkeeper Rigoberto Felder had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fletcher Steele. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merrill Tomlinson in the 73rd minute of play forced Darby's goalkeeper Jonas Lowery to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Virgilio Espinoza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Felder having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Darby's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Lyon came free, but Jonas Lowery reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Johnathon Root managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crystal Falls FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnathon Root was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Lowery breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Darby's Jonas Lowery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnathon Root in the 87th minute of play. Darby's Jonas Lowery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merrill Tomlinson in the 89th minute of play. Johnathon Root recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes into the game, Merrill Tomlinson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Jonas Lowery was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Crystal Falls FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.