League Play-Off

Estadio Yoccina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodosio Abeita started the match with the kick off. 15 minutes into the match, Yoccina AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Godfredo Bero came free, but Nestor Enmanuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benito Foro charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benito Foro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Vanguardia defense, Teodosio Abeita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidoro Lain. The Vanguardia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidoro Lain should have stopped the shot. Teodosio Abeita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 minutes of play, Vanguardia's Bartolo Justin made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nestor Enmanuel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rene Abaurre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Isidoro Lain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestor Enmanuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Justin, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 47th minute, Yoccina AFC's Rene Abaurre dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Godfredo Bero made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Teodosio Abeita 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. When Yoccina AFC's Teodosio Abeita in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vanguardia's goalie prevented a goal. Rene Abaurre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vanguardia's Godfredo Bero got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Yoccina AFC! Yoccina AFC:s Nestor Enmanuel showed great skill when he stopped Reynaldo Clodio:s penalty. 70 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Clodio notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Yoccina AFC's Nestor Enmanuel. Nestor Enmanuel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Bartolo Justin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Godfredo Bero came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Vanguardia 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 Godfredo Bero couldn't finish the play. Bartolo Justin scored 2-3 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nestor Enmanuel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Teodosio Abeita came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Yoccina 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 Teodosio Abeita couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Yoccina AFC's Nunez Eneas got a free kick in the 88th minute. The supporters of Yoccina AFC booed when Vanguardia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Olo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rene Abaurre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rene Abaurre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isidoro Lain having to make a save. Rene Abaurre struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Isidoro Lain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yoccina AFC. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vanguardia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.