League Play-Off

Gloucester
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rudy Suarez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ismael Ayala charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismael Ayala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Neasden AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Ayala. In the 6th minute, Edgardo Mora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rudy Suarez came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Neasden AFC 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 Rudy Suarez couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Hernández in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Mondragon saved CD INDEPENDIENTE from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Rudy Suarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Mondragon was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After 16 minutes of play, Neasden AFC's Rudy Suarez made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Mondragon was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudy Suarez in the 19th minute of play forced CD INDEPENDIENTE's goalkeeper Marcelo Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jorge Hernández had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudy Suarez in the 26th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Hernández during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The Neasden AFC fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Neasden AFC's Rudy Suarez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rudy Suarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Mondragon having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Jorge Hernández ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelo Mondragon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 43rd minute Jorge Hernández shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Edgardo Mora made the kick off in the second half. Danilo Zepeda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Mora, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, CD INDEPENDIENTE's goal looked a bit too open when Rudy Suarez came free, but Marcelo Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudy Suarez in the 55th minute of the match. Edgardo Mora hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, CD INDEPENDIENTE's goal looked a bit too open when Rudy Suarez came free, but Marcelo Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Rudy Suarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neasden AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudy Suarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Mondragon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 64th minute, one of CD INDEPENDIENTE:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for CD INDEPENDIENTE. Richard Barrera shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 68th minute, Neasden AFC's Rudy Suarez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. In the 71stth minute of the game Rudy Suarez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CD INDEPENDIENTE's Marcelo Mondragon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. CD INDEPENDIENTE's Marcelo Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Suarez in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute of the match, Ismael Orellana got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcelo Mondragon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 82 minutes into the match, CD INDEPENDIENTE's goalkeeper Marcelo Mondragon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Hernández. Marcelo Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudy Suarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. CD INDEPENDIENTE's Marcelo Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Suarez in the 87th minute of play. Rudy Suarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Mondragon having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jorge Hernández managed to get in a good position for a shot. Neasden AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Hernández was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Mondragon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelo Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudy Suarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Neasden AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.