League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) emimorano's Cornelio Presebal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In a very dangerous position, a player in Panteras Negras FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Panteras Negras FC:s Anastasio Luar showed great skill when he stopped Virgilio Benat:s penalty. 6 minutes into the game, Virgilio Benat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Anastasio Luar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 9 minutes into the game, Eduardo Birjaio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Panteras Negras FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave emimorano the free kick. Eduardo Birjaio kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Panteras Negras FC's attentive Apolo Sandalio managed to snatch the ball when Saverio Telo made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. Rolando Eufrasio charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rolando Eufrasio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Panteras Negras FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rolando Eufrasio hit a great ball. Celedonio Galoer struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Gavino Stephen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panteras Negras FC. 24 minutes into the match, Pascual Tomi notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of emimorano's Gavino Stephen. Gavino Stephen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th minute, Eduardo Birjaio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gavino Stephen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Pascual Tomi charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascual Tomi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gavino Stephen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Tomi in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in emimorano's zone, Apolo Sandalio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavino Stephen came out of the goal and Apolo Sandalio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Saverio Telo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the emimorano 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 Saverio Telo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Tomi in the 46th minute of play forced emimorano's goalkeeper Gavino Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pascual Tomi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Apolo Sandalio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Panteras Negras FC and the emimorano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Apolo Sandalio kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Saverio Telo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Anastasio Luar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Cornelio Presebal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Anastasio Luar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Apolo Sandalio got his second yellow card in the match during the 66th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Panteras Negras FC's Apolo Sandalio got a free kick in the 68th minute. Pascual Tomi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gavino Stephen having to make a save. Gavino Stephen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Birjaio in the 92nd minute of play. If Cornelio Presebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Panteras Negras FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.