League Play-Off

Caldero Blanco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Abarca took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Caracara FC's Cirilo Medero in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A.Angeles de Wilde's goalie prevented a goal. Isidro Ortzi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Abarca went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Carmelo Roano struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Tomas Serapio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Angeles de Wilde. Isidro Ortzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 played minutes C.A.Angeles de Wilde got a freekick which was hit by Carmelo Roano. 24 minutes into the match, Cirilo Medero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isidro Ortzi. C.A.Angeles de Wilde's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Medero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Abarca in the 27th minute of play forced C.A.Angeles de Wilde's goalkeeper Isidro Ortzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustin Obano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Serapio having to interfere. Ricardo Abarca struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Isidro Ortzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caracara FC. If Cirilo Medero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Tomas Serapio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 47th minute, Fausto Quinten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The C.A.Angeles de Wilde players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Caracara FC were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agustin Obano to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Caracara FC's Cirilo Medero made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isidro Ortzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in C.A.Angeles de Wilde's zone, Cirilo Medero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Ortzi came out of the goal and Cirilo Medero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reynaldo Txanton's late challenge caught a Caracara FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reynaldo Txanton helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Caracara FC's Ricardo Abarca dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Isidro Ortzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, C.A.Angeles de Wilde's Isidro Ortzi got control of the ball when Cirilo Medero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Isidro Ortzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Abarca in the 70th minute of the match. Cirilo Medero's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Isidro Ortzi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Caracara FC's Tomas Serapio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustin Obano in the 76th minute of play. Tomas Serapio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Fraco in the 78th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ricardo Abarca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Isidro Ortzi. That made the score 0-5 in the 79 minute of play. Tomas Serapio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Obano in the 84th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Cirilo Medero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caracara FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cirilo Medero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidro Ortzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isidro Ortzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Agustin Obano took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomas Serapio. Tomas Serapio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The attack was good, but when Cirilo Medero in the 96th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The Caracara FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.