League Play-Off

Morales
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. Marciano Garcia started the match with the kick off. When Jonathan Daunte fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Morales FC's protests and gave Jonathan Daunte a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Jonathan Daunte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the game, Dorila's Edgardo Checa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Llanos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 11 minutes into the game, Edelmiro Piorno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dorila's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Morales FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dorila fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! After a defensive mix-up in Morales FC's zone, Edgardo Checa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abelardo Llanos came out of the goal and Edgardo Checa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edgardo Checa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Llanos having to interfere. Morales FC's Jonathan Daunte got his second yellow card of the match in the 20th minute. The referee ordered Jonathan Daunte off the ground. In the 20th match minute, Morales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Daunte to maneuver through the defense. After 26 minutes, Ezequiel Beltxe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morales FC and the Dorila players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arnulfo Milian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Abelardo Llanos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Milian in the 31st minute of play forced Morales FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Llanos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Llanos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Checa in the 32nd minute of the match. Edgardo Checa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute Arnulfo Milian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Llanos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Ambrosio Tiniebra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dorila's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Morales FC the free kick. In the 40th minute, Ambrosio Tiniebra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the game, Marciano Garcia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Morales FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dorila the free kick. In the 41st match minute, Morales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marciano Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Arnulfo Milian blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abelardo Llanos having to make a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnulfo Milian made a kick off. Abelardo Llanos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Milian in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Esquipula in the 54th minute of play forced Dorila's goalkeeper Elpidio Guifre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Severino Esquipula came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Morales 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 Severino Esquipula couldn't finish the play. Victoriano Haritz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elpidio Guifre read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Abelardo Llanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Milian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgardo Checa got free with Abelardo Llanos in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Severino Esquipula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Elpidio Guifre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ambrosio Tiniebra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Llanos having to interfere. Edgardo Checa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 played minutes Morales FC got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Beltxe. In the 83rd minute Dorila were awarded a corner. Placido Eskuin went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Dorila's Placido Eskuin to fire away a dangerous shot which Abelardo Llanos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Abelardo Llanos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Milian, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 88 minutes, Victoriano Haritz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morales FC and the Dorila players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Morales FC's Victoriano Haritz got a free kick in the 89th minute. Abelardo Llanos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Milian, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Edgardo Checa struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Abelardo Llanos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dorila. Edgardo Checa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Abelardo Llanos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.