League Play-Off

Cancha del Pueblo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, Mateo Emmanuel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fisurantes F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manzanares the free kick. Mateo Emmanuel hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Jonathan Cresencio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Fisurantes F.C defense, Benicio Cordareo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isidoro Olivar. The Fisurantes F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isidoro Olivar should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Urbano Chinto sped through Manzanares's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fabio Cucao. After 26 played minutes Manzanares got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Cordareo. A collision led to Fisurantes F.C getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cayetano Bermudo hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Manzanares's goal looked a bit too open when Urbano Chinto came free, but Fabio Cucao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benicio Cordareo made a kick off. If Urbano Chinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camilo Baraquiel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabio Cucao read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. After 61 minutes, Leandro Mikeldi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manzanares and the Fisurantes F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leandro Mikeldi kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Fisurantes F.C's Isidoro Olivar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benicio Cordareo in the 71st minute of play. Fabian Selmo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isidoro Olivar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. If Jonathan Cresencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 78 minutes of play, Manzanares's Benicio Cordareo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isidoro Olivar was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Benicio Cordareo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fisurantes F.C's goalkeeper Isidoro Olivar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Urbano Chinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Cucao having to interfere. Renaud Goethals took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fabio Cucao. Manzanares's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.