League Play-Off

Caroya
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sabin Lesnea made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute Zeus FC were awarded a corner. Sabin Lesnea went to the cornerflag to take it. Zeus FC's Sabin Lesnea was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicanor Ixidor in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Eliseo Froila took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicanor Ixidor. Nicanor Ixidor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 15th minute, Isaias Nastasio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicanor Ixidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Froila in the 17th minute of the match. Nicanor Ixidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Lesnea in the 19th minute of play. Nicanor Ixidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabin Lesnea in the 20th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augusto Silban during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st match minute, Caroya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Silban to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Eliseo Froila made a precise shot to the right of Nicanor Ixidor. Caroya's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Sabin Lesnea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zeus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabin Lesnea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicanor Ixidor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Zeus FC booed when Caroya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Froila didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicanor Ixidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Froila in the 27th minute of play. Nicanor Ixidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Froila, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Nicanor Ixidor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliseo Froila's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. A collision led to Caroya getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Nereo Froila hit a great ball. Zeus FC's Mo Bing Yang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Zeus FC from getting a goal against them. Nicanor Ixidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Froila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gogo Viator to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Zeus FC got a freekick which was hit by Juan Demesio. 52 minutes into the match, Zeus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fermin Velasco came free, but Mo Bing Yang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zeus FC's Eliseo Froila got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gogo Viator kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Zeus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan-Alfredo Villagarcia to maneuver through the defense. Mo Bing Yang came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Caroya's Fermin Velasco. But to his dismay, Fermin Velasco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The supporters of Caroya booed when Zeus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hanni Serena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeus FC made a substitution. Faustino Veronica replaced Eliseo Froila. Zeus FC's Americo Caton was substituted for Juan Demesio. In the 74th match minute, Zeus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hanni Serena to maneuver through the defense. Fermin Velasco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mo Bing Yang. Zeus FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Faustino Veronica managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zeus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Faustino Veronica was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicanor Ixidor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zeus FC made a substitution. Jaime Gregory replaced Juan-Alfredo Villagarcia. In the 82nd minute, Zeus FC's Faustino Veronica ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicanor Ixidor. Nicanor Ixidor yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Faustino Veronica blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicanor Ixidor having to make a save. In the 86th minute, Sabin Lesnea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zeus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Nicanor Ixidor made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Sabin Lesnea sent off a good shot on target. Nicanor Ixidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Veronica, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Zeus FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.