League Play-Off

Estadio Manantial
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Manantial's David Efren 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. With a little luck, Berreta FC's Cipriano Crispo got control of the ball when Benjamin Herrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Manantial's Benjamin Herrera slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cipriano Crispo. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. David Efren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cipriano Crispo having to interfere. 17 minutes in the game, David Efren fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cipriano Crispo having to interfere. Isidro Bingen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicasio Amor in the 19th minute of the match. A hard and well directed shot from Filomeno Perfecto led 25 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Manantial's Isidro Bingen became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 2-1. Cipriano Crispo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Efren in the 28th minute of play. Manantial's Benjamin Herrera was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 30th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 33rd minute, Siro Maraman made a precise shot to the right of Isidro Bingen. Manantial's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 37th minute, Gaston Tabb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 38 minutes, Benjamin Herrera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantial's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Herrera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. David Efren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Cipriano Crispo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Efren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th match minute, Manantial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Pagomari to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicasio Amor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes Manantial got a freekick which was hit by Guido Mendebal. In the 62nd minute Nicasio Amor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Bingen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Efren in the 71st minute of play forced Berreta FC's goalkeeper Cipriano Crispo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If David Efren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Benjamin Herrera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cipriano Crispo was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Berreta FC's Nicasio Amor got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, Siro Maraman 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. The supporters of Berreta FC booed when Manantial was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Efren didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nicasio Amor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th match minute, Manantial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Miro to maneuver through the defense. Filomeno Perfecto got in the 97th minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Isidro Bingen. This was a shot which ended in a score of 4-3. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Manantial fans cheered their team off the field, for while Berreta FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.