League Play-Off

Allen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Paolo Ovando made the kick off and thus started the match. Desiderio Orland stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hilario Vermudo's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Saturnino Loco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Esteban Francis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Leo Sanchez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abasto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Allen FC the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Leo Sanchez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Allen FC's Ambrosio Otsando couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Abasto. After a rather tough play, Abasto's Virgilio Frisco got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute, Saturnino Loco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Allen FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Apolo Pedroso came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Allen FC 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 Apolo Pedroso couldn't finish the play. Saturnino Loco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute Apolo Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Francis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Apolo Pedroso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteban Francis was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Apolo Pedroso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Francis having to interfere. Hilario Vermudo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Desiderio Orland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute Paolo Ovando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Apolo Pedroso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Apolo Pedroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Esteban Francis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Desiderio Orland was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hilario Vermudo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 54 minute of play. After 59 minutes of play, Allen FC's Saturnino Loco made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esteban Francis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Paolo Ovando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Desiderio Orland was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Allen FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hilario Vermudo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Silvano Bortzaioriz's late challenge caught a Abasto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvano Bortzaioriz helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Loco in the 71st minute of play forced Abasto's goalkeeper Esteban Francis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paolo Ovando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 minutes, Eloy Malvin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abasto and the Allen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th minute Apolo Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Francis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Paolo Ovando fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Desiderio Orland, passed just outside the right post. Allen FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.