League Play-Off

Villa Park
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. Riho Koba started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Aston Villa F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Nicholas to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th match minute, Aldobonzi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Matai to maneuver through the defense. Joel Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riho Koba in the 8th minute of the match. Joel Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Maccarone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corrado Maccarone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Joel Suarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Aston Villa F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Elazar to maneuver through the defense. If Rene Oier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Aldobonzi getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ismael Matai hit a great ball. Esteve Matthew was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 30th minute. Aston Villa F.C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 30th minute Rene Oier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Quinteros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 minutes, Esteve Matthew mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aston Villa F.C and the Aldobonzi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Esteve Matthew hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 36 minutes of play, Aston Villa F.C's Esteve Matthew made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enzo Quinteros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Prospero Sanson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rene Oier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Enzo Quinteros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute Corrado Maccarone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efrain Isias kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rene Oier to make the kick off. Joel Suarez made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Corrado Maccarone sent off a good shot on target. Aldobonzi's Enzo Quinteros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Oier in the 61st minute of play. Riho Koba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Joel Suarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Aldobonzi defense, Esteve Matthew kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enzo Quinteros. The Aldobonzi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enzo Quinteros should have stopped the shot. Rene Oier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Enzo Quinteros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lazaros Serametakis charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lazaros Serametakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Aldobonzi's Lazaros Serametakis got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Esteve Matthew was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 74 played minutes Aston Villa F.C got a freekick which was hit by Esteve Matthew. 76 minutes into the game, Fermin Unai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aldobonzi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aston Villa F.C the free kick. Fermin Unai hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Joel Suarez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Prospero Sanson in the 79th minute. If Rene Oier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Corrado Maccarone left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aldobonzi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Lazaros Serametakis hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Rene Oier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Riho Koba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Joel Suarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Aston Villa F.C's zone, Riho Koba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Suarez came out of the goal and Riho Koba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aston Villa F.C succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Aldobonzi had controlled the match.