League Play-Off

Estadio Tala
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. Higinio Jakobe started the match with the kick off. Jonas Fortun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Ponce in the 7th minute of the match. Higinio Jakobe was extremely unlucky when he, in the 10th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Adrian Llorienzo made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tala's Adrian Furman. The throw-in from Isaac Gorbea in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Tala's Adrian Furman. Tala's Adrian Furman got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Roque Ponce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Vela made in the 24th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arnoldo Casomiro. After a defensive mix-up in Victorica's zone, Martin Urbes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Fortun came out of the goal and Martin Urbes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Martin Urbes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Urbes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Fortun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Higinio Jakobe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Fortun having to interfere. Martin Urbes struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Jonas Fortun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tala. In the 44th minute, Martin Urbes 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. Higinio Jakobe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

If Higinio Jakobe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martin Urbes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Jonas Fortun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octavio Ipar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jonas Fortun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Urbes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Victorica's zone, Martin Urbes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Fortun came out of the goal and Martin Urbes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Martin Urbes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonas Fortun having to make a save. Octavio Ipar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Fortun having to interfere. Martin Urbes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Jonas Fortun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Victorica's zone, Martin Urbes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Fortun came out of the goal and Martin Urbes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tala's Ceferino Librado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Vistruario in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute Martin Urbes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Fortun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Martin Urbes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Urbes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Fortun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 85th minute, Adrian Furman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the game, Atilano Baraquiel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Victorica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tala the free kick. Atilano Baraquiel hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Martin Urbes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Jonas Fortun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Urbes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonas Fortun having to make a save. Although Tala had been in control for most of the match, Victorica still came away with the win.