League Play-Off

Brinkmann
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Brinkmann AFC's Genaro Igon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Laureano Eduino kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Brinkmann AFC's Genaro Igon got a free kick in the 7th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Anjuli's Saturnino Abecia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Sabin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Genaro Igon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filiberto Ordono having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Lizar in the 17th minute of play forced Brinkmann AFC's goalkeeper Ivan Sabin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ovidio Romero hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Saturnino Abecia made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Sabin. Brinkmann AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a little luck, Anjuli's Filiberto Ordono got control of the ball when Jesus Endira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filiberto Ordono made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Jesus Endira sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Anjuli's Tobias Iaki got a free kick in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the game, Jesus Endira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Filiberto Ordono was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Filiberto Ordono showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genaro Igon, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Tobias Iaki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filiberto Ordono was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Genaro Igon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Genaro Igon really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Filiberto Ordono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genaro Igon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saturnino Abecia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Saturnino Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Genaro Igon came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Brinkmann AFC 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 Genaro Igon couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Abecia in the 66th minute of play forced Brinkmann AFC's goalkeeper Ivan Sabin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filiberto Ordono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesus Endira in the 72nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Anjuli's zone, Jesus Endira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiberto Ordono came out of the goal and Jesus Endira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genaro Igon in the 75th minute of play forced Anjuli's goalkeeper Filiberto Ordono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Anjuli's goalkeeper Filiberto Ordono, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gonzalo Burutzagi fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Anjuli's protests and gave Gonzalo Burutzagi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Anjuli getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Gonzalo Burutzagi hit a great ball. Jesus Endira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Filiberto Ordono tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jesus Endira might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filiberto Ordono. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jesus Endira ran back to his position shaking his head. Filiberto Ordono stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Genaro Igon's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Anjuli's Saturnino Abecia got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th match minute, Brinkmann AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Honesto to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute Jeronimo Tipi managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Brinkmann AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.