League Play-Off

Pirton Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alve Quibola started the match with the kick off. Curtis Pagdanganan charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Curtis Pagdanganan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kriousse FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Curtis Pagdanganan hit a great ball. Aaron Macapugay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugene Quimpo having to interfere. If Alve Quibola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute Alve Quibola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugene Quimpo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Austin Yulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curtis Pagdanganan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Narvaez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Eugene Quimpo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Austin Yulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Curtis Pagdanganan in the 31st minute of the match. Eugene Quimpo made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Martin Narvaez sent off a good shot on target. Eugene Quimpo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alve Quibola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Curtis Ninobla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Austin Yulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Curtis Pagdanganan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 41 minutes, Curtis Ninobla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kriousse FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Curtis Ninobla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Pirton's zone, Curtis Ninobla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Austin Yulo came out of the goal and Curtis Ninobla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Curtis Ninobla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Austin Yulo having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Curtis Ninobla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the last second Austin Yulo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Curtis Pagdanganan in the 52ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Curtis Ninobla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Austin Yulo having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Martin Narvaez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugene Quimpo was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Kriousse FC defense, Martin Narvaez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugene Quimpo. The Kriousse FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugene Quimpo should have stopped the shot. Eugene Quimpo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alve Quibola in the 64th minute of play. Alve Quibola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugene Quimpo having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Kriousse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alve Quibola came free, but Eugene Quimpo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kriousse FC's Eugene Quimpo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Narvaez in the 69th minute of play. Curtis Pagdanganan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Austin Yulo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Curtis Pagdanganan 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. Kriousse FC's Curtis Pagdanganan came free and shot a quick shot against goal 80 minutes in the game, fortunately Austin Yulo had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 81st match minute, Kriousse FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curtis Ninobla to maneuver through the defense. Curtis Pagdanganan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Rambo Bongubung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kriousse FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! Bongbong Parotong placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Martin Narvaez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.