League Play-Off

Estadio LA ACADE
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnaldo Cesaro kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Bartolo Atarrabi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Va el Tercero fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ildefonso Cordera kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Severo Guilabertus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Juvenal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Racing 2022 got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Manuelo. After 9 played minutes Va el Tercero got a freekick which was hit by Leon Francis. Nicolas Juvenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Cesaro in the 11th minute of play. Nicolas Juvenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Cesaro in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niceto Vergaray got free with Amado Manny in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Laureano Bizen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Niceto Vergaray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amado Manny. Va el Tercero's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niceto Vergaray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A collision led to Va el Tercero getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Simon Venerando hit a great ball. Amado Manny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Bizen in the 27th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Arnaldo Cesaro put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nicolas Juvenal. Amado Manny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Salamon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Niceto Vergaray stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Amado Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Vergaray, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Va el Tercero getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ismael Roldanillo hit a great ball. A hard shot 66 in the game by Arnaldo Cesaro from a close distance when the talented Nicolas Juvenal managed to make a qualified save. Racing 2022's players were relieved. Va el Tercero's Amado Manny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Bizen in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Va el Tercero's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Vergaray came free, but Amado Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Cesaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Nicolas Juvenal made a huge save. In the 75th match minute, Racing 2022 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ildefonso Cordera to maneuver through the defense. Amado Manny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Cordera, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Amado Manny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Bizen in the 80th minute of the match. After 82 minutes of play, Racing 2022's Laureano Bizen made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amado Manny was left in no man's land by his defense there! Laureano Bizen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amado Manny having to interfere. Amado Manny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laureano Bizen's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 95th minute, Ildefonso Cordera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing 2022 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Racing 2022's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.