League Play-Off

Estadio Arbolito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Constantino Belarmo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd match minute, Arbolito AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Arce to maneuver through the defense. Ulises Efraim, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 6 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Bonifacio's Gregorio Boniel fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Gregorio Boniel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Amado Iraido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Tomi charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Tomi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jose Tomi kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The long shot by Pastor Arias in the 21st minute really tested Inocencio Jaunzuria's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 23 minutes into the game, Constantino Belarmo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amado Iraido was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 35 minutes into the match, Gregorio Boniel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amado Iraido. Arbolito AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gregorio Boniel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 44th minute, Gregorio Boniel 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. Amado Iraido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregorio Boniel in the 48th minute of play. The Arbolito AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bonifacio were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marciano Venceslao to make the kick off. Gregorio Boniel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amado Iraido having to interfere. Amado Iraido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Belarmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Gregorio Boniel 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. Constantino Belarmo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Amado Iraido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 70 minutes, Gregorio Boniel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bonifacio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gregorio Boniel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 72ndth minute of the game Constantino Belarmo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arbolito AFC's Amado Iraido was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marciano Venceslao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 75 minutes, Marciano Venceslao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arbolito AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marciano Venceslao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Modesto Txanton charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Modesto Txanton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th play minute Gregorio Boniel came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Amado Iraido. 0-3. 83 minutes into the match, Arbolito AFC's goalkeeper Amado Iraido had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Boniel. Modesto Txanton got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Arbolito AFC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Modesto Txanton hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Marciano Venceslao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonifacio's Ulises Efraim couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 91st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Arbolito AFC. Constantino Belarmo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amado Iraido read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Constantino Belarmo 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bonifacio walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.