League Play-Off

Red Star Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brayden Telfer started the match with the kick off. Raúl Asad might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cullen Cridland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raúl Asad ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute, Zelvin Ancheta 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. In the 6th minute, Abílio Assis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Andrés Tobar. The goal made the score 1-0. 10 minutes into the game, Red Star's Cazimir Nițisor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrés Tobar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 13th match minute, John Galt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raúl Asad to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Ivan Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brayden Telfer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Andrés Tobar came out and tried to block the shot, but Brayden Telfer slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 17th minute. Raúl Asad got his second yellow card in the match during the 20th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 20 played minutes John Galt got a freekick which was hit by Raúl Asad. After a rather tough play, John Galt's Baltazar Mendez got a free kick in the 24th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cazimir Nițisor got free with Andrés Tobar in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cullen Cridland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Rico, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Andrés Tobar came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Red Star's Abílio Assis. But to his dismay, Abílio Assis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Abílio Assis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andrés Tobar. That made the score 6-0 in the 36 minute of play. The supporters of John Galt booed when Red Star was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abílio Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for John Galt! When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, Red Star's Cazimir Nițisor got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Andrés Tobar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sarbelio Murgas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Red Star's Abílio Assis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrés Tobar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 57 minutes into the game, Cazimir Nițisor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Andrés Tobar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. John Galt's Andrés Tobar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abílio Assis in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Red Star's Brayden Telfer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrés Tobar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. The supporters of Red Star booed when John Galt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Noyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brayden Telfer scored 11-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrés Tobar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Claudio Gallegos's late challenge caught a John Galt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudio Gallegos helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes Red Star got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Gallegos. John Galt's Baltazar Noyola couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Red Star. 78 minutes into the game, Red Star's Abílio Assis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrés Tobar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. 82 minutes into the match, John Galt's goal looked a bit too open when Abílio Assis came free, but Andrés Tobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrés Tobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brayden Telfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Red Star made a substitution. Abraham Machado replaced Cazimir Nițisor. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Red Star's goalkeeper Cullen Cridland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Abraham Machado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrés Tobar was frozen by the shot and now it was 14-0. 94 minutes into the match, John Galt's goal looked a bit too open when Brayden Telfer came free, but Andrés Tobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abílio Assis scored 15-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrés Tobar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Red Star walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.