League Play-Off

Quitilipi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cirilo Cordarrell started the match with the kick off. Romeo Sugoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Romeo Sugoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Joey having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Israel Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pico's supporters rose to their feet, but Israel Batista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Argi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Cirilo Cordarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the game, Quitilipi FC's Romeo Sugoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eustacio Joey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Salvador Argi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prospero Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Pico's Fabio Napier broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Timoteo Chap struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Salvador Argi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pico. After 35 played minutes Quitilipi FC's Romeo Sugoi stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Eustacio Joey stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Pico of the goal. Romeo Sugoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Joey having to interfere. Fabio Napier hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Romeo Sugoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Quitilipi FC's Cirilo Cordarrell slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eustacio Joey. That made the score 2-0 after 46 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Prospero Frances made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Quitilipi FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Timoteo Chap fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Eustacio Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Sugoi in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Romeo Sugoi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Quitilipi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When Prospero Frances came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Pico 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 Prospero Frances couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Pico's Salvador Argi threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Prospero Frances, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 71stth minute of the game Prospero Frances who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Quitilipi FC's Salvador Argi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pico's Timoteo Chap got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eustacio Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Vidal in the 76th minute of the match. Prospero Frances might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salvador Argi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Prospero Frances ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute, Timoteo Chap 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. With a little luck, Quitilipi FC's Salvador Argi got control of the ball when Timoteo Chap tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eustacio Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Cordarrell in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Quitilipi FC's Denis Vidal got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 96th minute, Romeo Sugoi 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.