League Play-Off

Upwell Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lawrence Gabuat started the match with the kick off. If Lawrence Gabuat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Phil Pogoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurice Juagdan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Harold Congco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurice Juagdan was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Harold Congco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maurice Juagdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Congco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurice Juagdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Congco in the 22nd minute of the match. Maurice Juagdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Congco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Phil Pogoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Upwell's Rambo Matundan got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Harold Congco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Goldthorpe's supporters rose to their feet, but Harold Congco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurice Juagdan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Goldthorpe's Phil Pogoy got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Goldthorpe's Carl Hubag got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Phil Pogoy came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Goldthorpe 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 Phil Pogoy couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harold Congco made a kick off. Maurice Juagdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Congco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th match minute, Goldthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Gatmaitan to maneuver through the defense. When Lawrence Gabuat came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Upwell 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 Lawrence Gabuat couldn't finish the play. Kaberks Matundan might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jumar Quiogue. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kaberks Matundan ran back to his position shaking his head. Jumar Quiogue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rambo Matundan in the 65th minute of the match. If Kaberks Matundan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, Goldthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolph Padernal to maneuver through the defense. Lawrence Gabuat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, Goldthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabby Gutilban to maneuver through the defense. Leonard Tagasa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jumar Quiogue. Goldthorpe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Goldthorpe's Jumar Quiogue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaberks Matundan in the 83rd minute of play. After 91 minutes, Eugene Guiao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Upwell and the Goldthorpe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Eugene Guiao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Upwell's Maurice Juagdan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harold Congco in the 93rd minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.