League Play-Off

Estadio Gándara
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Israel Min took the kick off in the first half of the match. Damian Venerando might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cecilio Sansone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Venerando ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delmar Cresenciano during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Delmar Cresenciano kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, Melagro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Mantzio to maneuver through the defense. Fausto Mantzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Godoy having to interfere. After having played for 14 minutes, Israel Min managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Israel Min was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Fausto Mantzio came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Melagro 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 Fausto Mantzio couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Fausto Mantzio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Godoy. Gándara FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Mantzio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 22 minutes of play, Melagro's Israel Min made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francisco Godoy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Melagro's Cecilio Sansone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Gregory in the 30th minute of play. The corner ended in Gogo Ordono almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Melagro's Cecilio Sansone did a great save. If Israel Min had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Frederik kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Gregory was the one to do the kick off. When Israel Min came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Melagro 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 Israel Min couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Gándara FC's Francisco Godoy got control of the ball when Fausto Mantzio tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th minute, Fernando Gregory left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gándara FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. With an all-out effort, Melagro's Francisco Godoy threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Israel Min, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Israel Min sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Godoy made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Fausto Mantzio sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 80 minutes, Israel Min managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Israel Min was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francisco Godoy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Israel Min showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 82 minute of play. After 93 played minutes Israel Min rounded Gándara FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4.