League Play-Off

Woodbridge Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jeric Bedic started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Beckford United's Edarlito Balimbin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ben Belano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Geronimo Lorenzo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeric Bedic in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pards Leyson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Erap Mactal hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Joselito Quiodala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pards Leyson having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Beckford United's goalkeeper Pards Leyson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joselito Quiodala. After a defensive mix-up in Woodbridge's zone, Geronimo Lorenzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Belano came out of the goal and Geronimo Lorenzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ben Belano came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Beckford United's Edarlito Balimbin. But to his dismay, Edarlito Balimbin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 35 minutes into the match, Woodbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Edarlito Balimbin came free, but Ben Belano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geronimo Lorenzo in the 45th minute of play forced Woodbridge's goalkeeper Ben Belano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edarlito Balimbin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Joselito Quiodala got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pards Leyson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeric Bedic in the 57th minute of play. Joselito Quiodala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 played minutes Woodbridge got a freekick which was hit by Wilbur Licuanan. A hard shot by Edmund Yasay from long distance, 63 minutes into the match, got Ben Belano's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Geronimo Lorenzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jeric Bedic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Beckford United's Willis Yambot got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 80th minute, Edarlito Balimbin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 83 minutes, Joselito Quiodala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Woodbridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joselito Quiodala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Geronimo Lorenzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Belano having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Geronimo Lorenzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ben Belano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When the match was over Beckford United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Woodbridge throughout the match.