League Play-Off

NIGHTWISH
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ildefonso Checa got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Mauro Mogel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonardo Oriche skillfully saved the ball. Mauro Mogel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leonardo Oriche. Achiras AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Lázaro Eli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Achiras AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Demon Slayer the free kick. A collision led to Achiras AFC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Lázaro Eli hit a great ball. Achiras AFC's Leonardo Oriche proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Achiras AFC from getting a goal against them. Cecilio Goito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonardo Oriche having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Checa in the 15th minute of play forced Achiras AFC's goalkeeper Leonardo Oriche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Achiras AFC's Lázaro Eli got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Gustavo Abar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ildefonso Checa in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonardo Oriche saved Achiras AFC from getting behind. Reynaldo Estebano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ovidio Berbiz in the 32nd minute of play. Reynaldo Estebano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Vachon, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Demon Slayer getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Romeo Gabino hit a great ball. Justino Bernaldo charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justino Bernaldo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Achiras AFC booed when Demon Slayer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Bernaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute Ovidio Berbiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Estebano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Demon Slayer were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Achiras AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Baltasar Matro took the corner. The corner ended in Baltasar Matro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Achiras AFC's Leonardo Oriche did a great save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ovidio Berbiz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Demon Slayer's Reynaldo Estebano got control of the ball when Horacio Vachon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Demon Slayer's Reynaldo Estebano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Demon Slayer from getting a goal against them. Cecilio Goito struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Leonardo Oriche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Demon Slayer. Demon Slayer's Ildefonso Checa got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 63 played minutes Ovidio Berbiz rounded Demon Slayer's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. Demon Slayer's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lázaro Eli 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Horacio Vachon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Reynaldo Estebano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ovidio Berbiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Ildefonso Checa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Demon Slayer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Reynaldo Estebano was a little too slow when Ovidio Berbiz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 1-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Ovidio Berbiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Achiras AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ovidio Berbiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Estebano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Achiras AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.