League Play-Off

José Luis Sanchez
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Paladar Negro FC's Carolo Presebal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lino Harriet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Delmiro Florin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the last second Ricardo Lobo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Agustin Leobardo in the 11thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 11 minutes into the match, Paladar Negro FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Lobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliano Beliran. 16 minutes into the match, Paladar Negro FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Lobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliano Beliran. In the 18th minute, Silverio Cesura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustin Leobardo in the 23rd minute of play forced Paladar Negro FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Lobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Xabel, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute of the match Teo Olando shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Delmiro Florin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 31st minute, Agustin Leobardo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ricardo Lobo. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Harriet in the 34th minute of play forced Dino FC's goalkeeper Delmiro Florin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Andres Xabel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Lobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Harriet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delmiro Florin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everardo Fernanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Aureliano Beliran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Ricardo Lobo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustin Leobardo in the 46th minute of play forced Paladar Negro FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaias Orixe hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Agustin Leobardo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aureliano Beliran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Paladar Negro FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Eriberto Elequemedo hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Agustin Leobardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dino FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ricardo Lobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Beliran in the 60th minute of the match. Ricardo Lobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Leobardo in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustin Leobardo in the 63rd minute of play forced Paladar Negro FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paladar Negro FC's Ricardo Lobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Beliran in the 66th minute of play. After 67 minutes Paladar Negro FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Silverio Cesura who took care of the corner kick. Silverio Cesura made a great header on Dino FC's corner, it was just that Paladar Negro FC's Ricardo Lobo managed to reach the ball for a save. Ricardo Lobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustin Leobardo in the 73rd minute of play. Ricardo Lobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Beliran in the 75th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Lino Harriet recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Delmiro Florin. Lino Harriet showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Carolo Presebal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Delmiro Florin made a huge save. Lino Harriet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Delmiro Florin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teo Olando's shot from long distance in the 90th minute was not bad at all, but Dino FC's Delmiro Florin knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. The Dino FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Dino FC's Agustin Leobardo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dino FC's Gregorio Guillen was substituted for Raul Sandalio.