League Play-Off

Bramhall
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Clint Monfort kicked off to start the match. Elvin Vinzon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noli Hicban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 4 played minutes Maldon got a freekick which was hit by Felix Junco. Bramhall United's Jikoy Rubio couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Maldon. Ira Caraan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Elvin Vinzon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maldon's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Noli Hicban scored to the left of an out of position Elvin Vinzon, making the score, 1-0. Jeremias Maybituin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Ira Caraan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elvin Vinzon. Maldon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ira Caraan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 22nd minute of the match Bramhall United got a corner. Maldon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jikoy Rubio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Bramhall United's Jikoy Rubio to fire away a dangerous shot which Elvin Vinzon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Leo Pagdanganan kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Noli Hicban came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Bramhall United 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 Noli Hicban couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Bramhall United's Noli Hicban ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Elvin Vinzon. Elvin Vinzon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. In the 35thth minute of the game Ira Caraan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maldon's Elvin Vinzon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th match minute, Maldon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Tiangco to maneuver through the defense. Elvin Vinzon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noli Hicban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elvin Vinzon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noli Hicban in the 44th minute of the match. Reymart Madjini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clint Monfort's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Noli Hicban was the one to do the kick off. Ira Caraan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elvin Vinzon having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noli Hicban in the 56th minute of play forced Maldon's goalkeeper Elvin Vinzon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Maybituin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elvin Vinzon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ira Caraan's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. When Ira Caraan came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Bramhall United 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 Ira Caraan couldn't finish the play. 62 minutes into the match, Maldon's goal looked a bit too open when Noli Hicban came free, but Elvin Vinzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Maybituin in the 63rd minute of play forced Bramhall United's goalkeeper Reymart Madjini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Noli Hicban managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bramhall United's supporters rose to their feet, but Noli Hicban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elvin Vinzon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felix Junco's late challenge caught a Bramhall United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Junco helped the player get up and apologised. Elvin Vinzon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ira Caraan went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Jeremias Maybituin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Reymart Madjini made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Noli Hicban in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elvin Vinzon saved Maldon from getting behind. 96 minutes into the match, Ira Caraan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elvin Vinzon. Maldon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ira Caraan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. When the referee ended the match the Bramhall United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.