League Play-Off

Matancilla
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Matancilla's Siro Tomi 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. If Ciriaco Orlo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Eliu in the 7th minute of play forced Matancilla's goalkeeper Virgilio Feliu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Orlo in the 8th minute of play forced Matancilla's goalkeeper Virgilio Feliu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ceferino Thomas came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Matancilla 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 Ceferino Thomas couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Orlo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Virgilio Feliu was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Virgilio Feliu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Eliu in the 21st minute of the match. Virgilio Feliu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Eliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Caballa's Ciriaco Orlo got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Caballa's Erasmo Eliu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Virgilio Feliu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Caballa's Eulalio Ondino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Caballa from getting a goal against them. After 32 minutes of play, Matancilla's Ceferino Thomas made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eulalio Ondino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Virgilio Feliu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Orlo in the 35th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victorio Jorrin during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Caballa booed when Matancilla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorio Jorrin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silverio Heriberto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgilio Feliu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Ceferino Thomas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgilio Feliu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Eliu in the 44th minute of play. Caballa's Eulalio Ondino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siro Tomi in the 46th minute of play. Caballa's Eulalio Ondino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siro Tomi in the 50th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciriaco Orlo made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Caballa's goal looked a bit too open when Ceferino Thomas came free, but Eulalio Ondino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilio Feliu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciriaco Orlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Daniel Bazil's late challenge caught a Caballa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Bazil helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Matancilla getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Daniel Bazil hit a great ball. Ciriaco Orlo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Feliu having to interfere. Ciriaco Orlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eulalio Ondino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Thomas in the 68th minute of play. Ciriaco Orlo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgilio Feliu having to interfere. Eulalio Ondino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Tomi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ceferino Thomas scored 2-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eulalio Ondino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ceferino Thomas took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eulalio Ondino. Eulalio Ondino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Siro Tomi during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Caballa booed when Matancilla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siro Tomi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matancilla's Virgilio Feliu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Orlo in the 92nd minute of play. Ceferino Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maximino Uxio kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Caballa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.