League Play-Off

Sanford
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Horacio Leoncio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cornelio Jatsu made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Claudio Fernado sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudio Fernado got free with Cornelio Jatsu in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexander Video Club's goalkeeper Cornelio Jatsu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Tiburcio Argenis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, Humberto Medina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teofilo Benitez. Club Deportivo Olcaha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Medina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tiburcio Argenis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Cornelio Jatsu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teofilo Benitez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Leoncio in the 23rd minute of play. Tiburcio Argenis struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Cornelio Jatsu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Deportivo Olcaha. In the 27th minute Artemio Nafarroa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Benitez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Malvin kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Haroldo Ospetsu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 32 minutes into the match. In the 32nd match minute, Club Deportivo Olcaha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Ospetsu to maneuver through the defense. Alexander Video Club's Artemio Nafarroa got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute Horacio Leoncio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Benitez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Fernado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Jatsu having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Claudio Fernado 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. Teofilo Benitez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Medina in the 41st minute of play. Horacio Leoncio scored 0-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teofilo Benitez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Humberto Medina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

If Teobaldo Jon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexander Video Club's goalkeeper Cornelio Jatsu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Claudio Fernado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Jatsu having to interfere. Teofilo Benitez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Leoncio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Olcaha's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Nafarroa came free, but Teofilo Benitez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teobaldo Jon charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teobaldo Jon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Club Deportivo Olcaha getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Teobaldo Jon hit a great ball. Claudio Fernado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cornelio Jatsu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. After 80 played minutes Club Deportivo Olcaha got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Quinito. Angelo Koldobika made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Atilano Deunoro immediately put the ball in play. Froilan Lawrence's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Olcaha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Froilan Lawrence helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Alexander Video Club getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Froilan Lawrence hit a great ball. Cornelio Jatsu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudio Fernado's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Claudio Fernado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Jatsu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Leoncio scored 0-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teofilo Benitez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexander Video Club played a much better game than Club Deportivo Olcaha and deserved their victory. The Club Deportivo Olcaha players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.