League Play-Off

Zuriyaco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rosendo Cordaro made the kick off and thus started the match. Celso Oidor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 2nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gerardo Bilbo. Sarmiento AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With 4 minutes on the clock, Lázaro Mikolas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zuriyaco FC! In the 10thth minute of the game Rosendo Cordaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zuriyaco FC's Aristides Crescencio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Emanuel Hondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosendo Cordaro might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aristides Crescencio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rosendo Cordaro ran back to his position shaking his head. Rogelio Segio charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rogelio Segio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rogelio Segio hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Sarmiento AFC's Rosendo Cordaro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aristides Crescencio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emanuel Hondo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aristides Crescencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Hondo in the 24th minute of the match. Emanuel Hondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Aristides Crescencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Emanuel Hondo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sarmiento AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Zuriyaco FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Rogelio Segio hit a great ball. Rosendo Cordaro struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Aristides Crescencio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sarmiento AFC. After having played for 45 minutes, Bernardo Ado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zuriyaco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Ado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emanuel Hondo charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Hondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bernardo Ado was the one to do the kick off. 0-3 became the score in the 52nd minute when Emanuel Hondo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 56 minutes into the match, Emanuel Hondo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Zuriyaco FC's Aristides Crescencio. Aristides Crescencio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gerardo Bilbo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Ado in the 60th minute of play. Zuriyaco FC's Aristides Crescencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Cordaro in the 62nd minute of play. Gerardo Bilbo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Ado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Hondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emanuel Hondo took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aristides Crescencio. Aristides Crescencio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Pastor Dorio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zuriyaco FC's zone, Emanuel Hondo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aristides Crescencio came out of the goal and Emanuel Hondo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emanuel Hondo scored 0-6 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aristides Crescencio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aristides Crescencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosendo Cordaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. If Emanuel Hondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardo Ado charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Ado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th minute, Froilan Lawrence fired a really elegant long shot, but Aristides Crescencio threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Emanuel Hondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aristides Crescencio having to interfere. Aristides Crescencio made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Emanuel Hondo sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rosendo Cordaro in the 98th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aristides Crescencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sarmiento AFC played a much better game than Zuriyaco FC and deserved their victory. The Zuriyaco FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.