League Play-Off

Shaanarid Stadium
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. Camilo Txerran started the match with the kick off. Liutauras Streikus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Florinio, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. The supporters of Ignis FC booed when Tigre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niceto Baladi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute Camilo Txerran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liutauras Streikus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liutauras Streikus came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Tigre's Camilo Txerran. But to his dismay, Camilo Txerran quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tigre's Paolo Boniel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Tigre from getting a goal against them. Camilo Txerran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liutauras Streikus having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Natalio Medina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Florinio in the 21st minute of play forced Ignis FC's goalkeeper Liutauras Streikus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Camilo Txerran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Camilo Txerran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the game, Tigre's Pedro Florinio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Liutauras Streikus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 32nd minute, Rafinha Sena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ignis FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Lázaro Mergildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the game, Tigre's Pedro Florinio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Liutauras Streikus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. In the 48th minute of the match Cesar Bingen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Liutauras Streikus showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

52 minutes into the match, Ignis FC's goalkeeper Liutauras Streikus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camilo Txerran. 54 minutes into the match, Tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Mergildo came free, but Paolo Boniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Ignis FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Rafinha Sena hit a great ball. In the 59th match minute, Ignis FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Estebe to maneuver through the defense. When Jacinto Betadur fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ignis FC's protests and gave Jacinto Betadur a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Jacinto Betadur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Florinio got free with Liutauras Streikus in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Camilo Txerran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tigre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Nick Edmonds sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Jacinto Betadur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ignis FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacinto Betadur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paolo Boniel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paolo Boniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Tajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Donato Tajo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Ignis FC's Rafinha Sena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paolo Boniel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Tigre were furious when Santiago Crispo was red carded, 84 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tigre fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! In the 86th minute there was a penalty for Ignis FC. Rafinha Sena stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Paolo Boniel. 3-4. 89 minutes into the match, Ignis FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Florinio came free, but Liutauras Streikus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paolo Boniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafinha Sena in the 92nd minute of the match. If Lázaro Mergildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niceto Baladi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Tigre supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tigre would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.