League Play-Off

Estadio Maco
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tusquitas AFC's Lorenzo Nikola 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. After having played for 3 minutes, Rodrigo Lopes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Lopes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evaristo Rutenio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Bibiano having to interfere. In the 14th minute Cosme Omero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Montae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tadeo Llin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Eriberto Bibiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st match minute, Maco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Lopes to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Maco's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Nikola came free, but Alberto Montae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Lopes in the 27th minute of play forced Tusquitas AFC's goalkeeper Eriberto Bibiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tusquitas AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. German Mano hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Lorenzo Nikola notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Maco's Alberto Montae. Alberto Montae was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Maco's zone, Lorenzo Nikola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Montae came out of the goal and Lorenzo Nikola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rodrigo Lopes hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Alberto Montae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Omero, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Alberto Montae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Nikola in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tadeo Llin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Tusquitas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Mano to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Tusquitas AFC's Cosme Omero slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alberto Montae. That made the score 0-2 after 58 minutes of play. If Cosme Omero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tadeo Llin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. German Mano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alberto Montae having to make a save. Alberto Montae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Nikola in the 74th minute of the match. Tusquitas AFC's Eriberto Bibiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Llin in the 78th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Maco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Felo to maneuver through the defense. If Cosme Omero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Montae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Nikola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Tusquitas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeo Llin came free, but Eriberto Bibiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Bibiano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Evaristo Rutenio's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Tadeo Llin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tadeo Llin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.