League Play-Off

Estadio Akina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Feliciano Cortez got the match started through his kick off. Leopoldo Ferrer's late challenge caught a Zetta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Ferrer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, Hachiroku F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Ferrer to maneuver through the defense. Filiberto Oinaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Plumber having to interfere. Mario Olayo's late challenge caught a Hachiroku F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mario Olayo helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes Zetta FC got a freekick which was hit by Mario Olayo. Filiberto Oinaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Jerrold recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Hermengildo Abaunza managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Hachiroku F.C.'s Antonio Jerrold fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 17th minute, Mario Olayo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matias Udalaitz's late challenge caught a Hachiroku F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matias Udalaitz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd match minute, Zetta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Udalaitz to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th match minute, Hachiroku F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florencio Silbestre to maneuver through the defense. After 38 minutes of play, Zetta FC's Feliciano Cortez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Scott Plumber was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hermengildo Abaunza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Jerrold in the 44th minute. Scott Plumber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Cortez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Enrique Quintan was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, one of Hachiroku F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hachiroku F.C.. When the match had been going on for 54 minutes, Zetta FC's Aaron Mantzio got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Scott Plumber. Hermengildo Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Quintan in the 57th minute of the match. Aaron Mantzio kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Feliciano Cortez made a precise shot to the right of Scott Plumber. Hachiroku F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Feliciano Cortez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 80th minute Antonio Jerrold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Abaunza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filiberto Oinaz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Scott Plumber having to make a save. Mario Olayo was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Mario Olayo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hachiroku F.C. getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Anselmo Dantel hit a great ball. Filiberto Oinaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Plumber having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Apolo Cebo during the 99th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.