League Play-Off

The Colosseum
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerardo Claus took the kick off in the first half of the match. Garth Basham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nayden Vúlev having to interfere. 于铮誉 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valko Nanyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. TRAFFIC FC's 于铮誉 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save TRAFFIC FC from getting a goal against them. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by TRAFFIC FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ignacio Alvarez was slow to take the kick. During this time GARGOYLES's players had a chance to rest. 14 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper 于铮誉 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valko Nanyov. When Valko Nanyov came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the GARGOYLES 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 Valko Nanyov couldn't finish the play. If Panagiotis Baltas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Valko Nanyov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 于铮誉 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nayden Vúlev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Oruña, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ignacio Alvarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 于铮誉 having to interfere. In the 24th minute Garth Basham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nayden Vúlev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nayden Vúlev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Basham, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Nayden Vúlev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panagiotis Baltas, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GARGOYLES's goalie prevented a goal. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper 于铮誉, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 于铮誉 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valko Nanyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ignacio Alvarez to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Slavyan Mechkuev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GARGOYLES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slavyan Mechkuev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the game, GARGOYLES's Ignacio Alvarez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 于铮誉 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. TRAFFIC FC's 彭霖峰 was substituted for Panagiotis Baltas. When GARGOYLES's Ignacio Alvarez, in the 66th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for GARGOYLES. 于铮誉 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valko Nanyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A collision led to GARGOYLES getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Antoni Proshev hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Garth Basham reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nayden Vúlev. The goal made the score 1-1. GARGOYLES's Nayden Vúlev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save GARGOYLES from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Claus came free, but Nayden Vúlev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 88 minutes, Tim Klack mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GARGOYLES and the TRAFFIC FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tim Klack kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, GARGOYLES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Klack to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, GARGOYLES's Nayden Vúlev got control of the ball when Garth Basham tried to sneak it across the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.