League Play-Off

Bathurst
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ladislao Salomon made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, one of Bathurst:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Esther FC a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Geronimo Goyo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bathurst's Teo Salomon. 0-1. Esteve Benino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teo Salomon having to interfere. If Esteve Benino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Esther FC's Esteve Benino in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bathurst's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute, Froilan Shantala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermengildo Firman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Jimeno Beltran came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Bathurst 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 Jimeno Beltran couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, Bathurst's Jimeno Beltran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hermengildo Firman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bathurst's goalkeeper Teo Salomon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 36 played minutes Bathurst got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Magdaleno. The audience thought a goal was coming when Froilan Shantala got free with Hermengildo Firman in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geronimo Goyo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Bathurst's Ramiro Raebert took a good shot, in the 45th minute, which hit the crossbar above Hermengildo Firman's head, and flew over the goal. Esther FC's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Bathurst. The audience was convinced that Jimeno Beltran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Firman was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. 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 wind increased when Jimeno Beltran made the kick off in the second half. Ladislao Salomon was extremely unlucky when he, in the 52nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Froilan Shantala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Hermengildo Firman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Hilario Quico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bathurst and the Esther FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 58 played minutes Bathurst got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Quico. In the 60thth minute of the game Ladislao Salomon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bathurst's Teo Salomon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Bathurst booed when Esther FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorio Cordareo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteve Beninos short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Teo Salomon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 71 minutes, Esteve Benino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esther FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esteve Benino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Froilan Shantala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Hermengildo Firman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Bathurst's zone, Esteve Benino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Salomon came out of the goal and Esteve Benino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Froilan Shantala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Firman having to interfere. Jimeno Beltran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Shantala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hermengildo Firman having to make a save. If Jimeno Beltran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Froilan Shantala's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hermengildo Firman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Severiano Fonda kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match Geronimo Goyo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teo Salomon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Esther FC's Hermengildo Firman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Beltran in the 90th minute of play. Teo Salomon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Salomon in the 93rd minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.