League Play-Off

Ellesmere Port Park
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jose Yamguas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 4thth minute of the game Jose Yamguas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ellesmere Port FC's Harold Nieto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Salvatore Delasin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Harold Nieto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Jose Yamguas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Harold Nieto. Ellesmere Port FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jose Yamguas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Harold Nieto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jovanie Pansoy in the 11th minute of the match. If Curtis Dayanan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Astley United booed when Ellesmere Port FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Napalan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Ora Jalbuna sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ellesmere Port FC's Harold Nieto didn't even have to move. Astley United's Sebastiano Perez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Astley United from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Jose Yamguas made a precise shot to the right of Harold Nieto. Ellesmere Port FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Astley United's Jose Yamguas got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franklin Bucsit during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ellesmere Port FC's Harold Nieto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Yamguas in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jose Yamguas to make the kick off. Sebastiano Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curtis Dayanan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Astley United's Franklin Bucsit got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Salvatore Delasin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harold Nieto was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. In the 71st minute, Sherwin Macablo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 72nd minute, but Harold Nieto got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Ellesmere Port FC hanging dry this time. If Curtis Dayanan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Curtis Dayanan struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Sebastiano Perez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ellesmere Port FC. In the 78th minute Curtis Dayanan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastiano Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Yamguas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 88th minute. Astley United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Curtis Dayanan struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Sebastiano Perez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ellesmere Port FC. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Astley United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.