League Play-Off

Estadio Hernández
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match Romulo Quinito sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Haroldo Fernendo skillfully saved the ball. Enrique Lorencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Leon Naldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enrique Lorencio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leon Naldo having to make a save. If Enrique Lorencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Hernández AFC's zone, Filomeno Truylos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leon Naldo came out of the goal and Filomeno Truylos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romulo Inko received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Haroldo Fernendo came out and tried to block the shot, but Romulo Inko slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. When Filomeno Truylos came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the JuanZa FC 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 Filomeno Truylos couldn't finish the play. Enrique Lorencio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filomeno Truylos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Leon Naldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hernández AFC's Reynaldo Xabier got a free kick in the 35th minute. The audience was convinced that Enrique Lorencio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leon Naldo was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Leon Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Pacifico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Timoteo Ortle made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Ortle in the 54th minute of play forced JuanZa FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Timoteo Ortle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Haroldo Fernendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Inko in the 60th minute of play forced JuanZa FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Enrique Lorencio came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the JuanZa FC 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 Enrique Lorencio couldn't finish the play. Leon Naldo was a little too slow when Enrique Lorencio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 1-1. Romulo Inko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. JuanZa FC's Haroldo Fernendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Ortle in the 79th minute of play. Haroldo Fernendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Inko, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. If Timoteo Ortle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romulo Inko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Haroldo Fernendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Timoteo Ortle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Haroldo Fernendo. JuanZa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Timoteo Ortle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hernández AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of JuanZa FC for a fine match.