League Play-Off

Panenka
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isidoro Giraldo got the match started through his kick off. Lance Kuch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Iker Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Du Qing Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Giraldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When Roman Medina fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Antonio FC's protests and gave Roman Medina a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes San Antonio FC got a freekick which was hit by Roman Medina. Iker Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Arnau in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Isidoro Giraldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Du Qing Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florencio Cesario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Du Qing Zhou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Santiago Gaskon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Antonio FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Higinio Elequemedo was slow to take the kick. During this time Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Fermin Johans at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of San Antonio FC. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Isidoro Giraldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Du Qing Zhou was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 27th minute of the match, Garry Bastin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Iker Maria was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. San Antonio FC's Iker Maria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save San Antonio FC from getting a goal against them. Patton Lester received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Iker Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anibal Suero kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Isidoro Giraldo's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Du Qing Zhou on his right side and into the goal. 38 minutes into the game it was 1-1. 43 minutes into the match, Isidoro Giraldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Du Qing Zhou. Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Giraldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 47th minute, Isidoro Giraldo made a precise shot to the right of Du Qing Zhou. Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After the first half San Antonio FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lance Kuch made a kick off. With his leg Du Qing Zhou managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when San Antonio FC's Isidoro Giraldo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 59 minutes into the match, Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's goalkeeper Du Qing Zhou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isidoro Giraldo. Isidoro Giraldo in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Du Qing Zhou, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Club.Atletico Puerto Arge getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Lance Kuch hit a great ball. After 66 minutes of play, San Antonio FC's Isidoro Giraldo made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Du Qing Zhou was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 68 minutes, Robustiano Conrao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club.Atletico Puerto Arge and the San Antonio FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. San Antonio FC's Eloy Hunfredo was substituted for Isidoro Giraldo. After a rather tough play, Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's Robustiano Conrao got a free kick in the 69th minute. A hard shot by Silvestre Elequemedo from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Du Qing Zhou's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robustiano Eladio in the 74th minute of play forced Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's goalkeeper Du Qing Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dario Arnau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Maria having to interfere. Eloy Hunfredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Higinio Elequemedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club.Atletico Puerto Arge's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Elequemedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iker Maria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eloy Hunfredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. San Antonio FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.