League Play-Off

Estadio Amenábar
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. Romeo Ermano started the match with the kick off. La Gregoria F.C.'s Evelio Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Quentin in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Ricardo Admon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cepeda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Gregoria F.C. the free kick. In the 9th match minute, Cepeda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Admon to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, La Gregoria F.C.'s Evaristo Pero got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Samuel Quentin 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. In the 12th minute Lucio Harriet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Samuel Quentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucio Harriet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Evelio Nerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evaristo Pero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Cutberto having to interfere. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Samuel Quentin sped through La Gregoria F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Evelio Nerio. Samuel Quentin struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Evelio Nerio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cepeda. 47 minutes into the match, La Gregoria F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Quentin came free, but Evelio Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuel Quentin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Samuel Quentin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evelio Nerio was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Lucio Harriet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Gregoria F.C.'s Arnoldo Manilan pulled a muscle in his back after 57 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Hilario Gergori fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cepeda's protests and gave Hilario Gergori a yellow card for diving instead. Hilario Gergori kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Samuel Quentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romeo Ermano kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Mauro Iraunkor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Evelio Nerio. La Gregoria F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Lucio Harriet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cepeda's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucio Harriet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Evelio Nerio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Samuel Quentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute Samuel Quentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucio Harriet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Evelio Nerio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Cepeda's Samuel Quentin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Samuel Quentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucio Harriet might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evelio Nerio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucio Harriet ran back to his position shaking his head. Samuel Quentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Nerio having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, La Gregoria F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Harriet came free, but Evelio Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cepeda's Samuel Quentin got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Cepeda left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than La Gregoria F.C..