League Play-Off

Esther
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maximino Matthew started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maximino Matthew recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leopoldo Florin came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacimiento FC's Lucio Loi. But to his dismay, Lucio Loi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Maximino Matthew notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Esther's Leopoldo Florin. Leopoldo Florin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Maximino Matthew came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Nacimiento 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 Maximino Matthew couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Florin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Loi, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Leopoldo Florin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Matthew in the 29th minute of play. If Lucio Loi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Maximino Matthew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 34th match minute, Esther was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermegildo Enol to maneuver through the defense. After 35 played minutes, Nacimiento FC's Christian Pacho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leopoldo Florin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nacimiento FC reached it. If Lucio Loi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 49th minute, Lucio Loi 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lorenzo Cordarell to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Leopoldo Florin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After having played for 58 minutes, Lorenzo Cordarell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esther's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lorenzo Cordarell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 60 minutes, Lorenzo Cordarell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esther's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lorenzo Cordarell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lorenzo Cordarell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lorenzo Cordarell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaias Orlanda having to interfere. Lucio Loi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Leopoldo Florin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Fernando Koldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esther's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nacimiento FC the free kick. Fernando Koldo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When Lorenzo Cordarell came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Esther 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 Lorenzo Cordarell couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Florin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Matthew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucio Loi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Leopoldo Florin made a huge save. If Maximino Matthew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Nacimiento FC's Maximino Matthew dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Leopoldo Florin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Matthew in the 87th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Nacimiento FC got a freekick which was hit by Froilan Lore. With a little luck, Esther's Leopoldo Florin got control of the ball when Lucio Loi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leopoldo Florin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Matthew, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. In the 97th minute, Lorenzo Cordarell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Nacimiento FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.