League Play-Off

Estadio Wanda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benedicto Ovando got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Hernandez in the 9th minute of play forced MESSI10's goalkeeper Christian Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, MESSI10's Christian Rico got control of the ball when Rodrigo Madaleno tried to sneak it across the goal line. MESSI10's Christian Rico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Ovando in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Rodrigo Madaleno could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Christian Rico however easily saved by the left post. 16 minutes into the match, Wanda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Maraman came free, but Anier Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo Madaleno who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Christian Rico when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, Emilio Vermudo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anier Raphael. Wanda AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Vermudo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Ivan Maraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anier Raphael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Maraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wanda AFC's goalkeeper Anier Raphael, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Ovando in the 54th minute of play forced MESSI10's goalkeeper Christian Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Rico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Ovando in the 56th minute of play. Christian Rico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Madaleno in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Wanda AFC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Benedicto Ovando hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Ivan Maraman 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. Nicolas Estevon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, MESSI10's Vladimiro Burutzagi got a free kick in the 71st minute. Christian Rico didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Madaleno went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The referee felt a red card was in order, 86 minutes into the game, when Alonzo Orkatz put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Wanda AFC a penalty, 88 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Teo Bakar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MESSI10's Christian Rico. 2-1. When Emilio Vermudo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the MESSI10 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 Emilio Vermudo couldn't finish the play. Rodrigo Madaleno hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Madaleno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wanda AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MESSI10 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Wanda AFC's Rodrigo Madaleno got a free kick in the 98th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Wanda AFC had played much better football throughout.