League Play-Off

Casey
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Albano Brais got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Marcial Louis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateo Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toldos FC's Alejandro Ireno got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Alejandro Ireno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Toldos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Pascual Lorencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute, Gervasio Orkatz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Obeko in the 19th minute of play forced Casey AFC's goalkeeper Mateo Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes of play, Toldos FC's Jeronimo Abecia made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mateo Peter was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alejandro Ireno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Peter having to interfere. Marcial Louis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mateo Peter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alejandro Ireno in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateo Peter saved Casey AFC from getting behind. Serafino Abancens made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Pascual Lorencio sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Toldos FC's Serafino Abancens got control of the ball when Pascual Lorencio tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Marcial Louis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mateo Peter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Ireno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alejandro Ireno was the one to do the kick off. Marcial Louis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Peter having to interfere. Mateo Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Ireno, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Toldos FC's Alejandro Ireno pulled a muscle in his leg after 65 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ermegildo Cordarryl charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ermegildo Cordarryl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Casey AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! When Luis Iban fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Casey AFC's protests and gave Luis Iban a yellow card for diving instead. Pascual Lorencio might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serafino Abancens. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascual Lorencio ran back to his position shaking his head. After 85 minutes of play Casey AFC's Luis Iban was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Casey AFC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Luis Iban hit a great ball. Casey AFC's Pascual Lorencio got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Lorencio in the 89th minute of play forced Toldos FC's goalkeeper Serafino Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casey AFC's Mateo Peter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Casey AFC from getting a goal against them. 98 minutes into the match, Pascual Lorencio notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Toldos FC's Serafino Abancens. Serafino Abancens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Toldos FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.