League Play-Off

Niquivil
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hipolito Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. Enrique Eduino hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Hipolito Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Ongiles short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Prudencio Txilar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sanford AFC's Prudencio Txilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Rios in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sanford AFC's zone, Flavio Ongile stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prudencio Txilar came out of the goal and Flavio Ongile tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Boniel in the 20th minute of play forced Niquivil FC's goalkeeper Vahur Annion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vahur Annion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Boniel in the 29th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Ongile got free with Prudencio Txilar in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Prudencio Txilar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavio Ongile in the 33rd minute. Vahur Annion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Boniel in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Flavio Ongile had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prudencio Txilar. Sanford AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Ongile was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Ongile got free with Prudencio Txilar in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vahur Annion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Iraitz in the 41st minute of the match. Flavio Ongile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Prudencio Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 48 minutes, Prudencio Txilar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ezequiel Boniel to strike the kick off in the second half. Prudencio Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Ongile, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th match minute, Niquivil FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Haeger to maneuver through the defense. Cayetano Leizarraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vahur Annion having to interfere. Flavio Ongile blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Prudencio Txilar having to make a save. Benito Llanos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Vahur Annion made a huge save. Vahur Annion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Iraitz in the 69th minute of play. Sanford AFC's Prudencio Txilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Rios in the 71st minute of play. Cayetano Leizarraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Prudencio Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Ongile, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. A collision led to Niquivil FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Guillermo Tabb hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulino Iraitz got free with Vahur Annion in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute, Paulino Iraitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sanford AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Niquivil FC's Vahur Annion proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Niquivil FC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Cayetano Leizarraga could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Vahur Annion however easily saved by the left post. Vahur Annion made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cayetano Leizarraga in the 95th minute. Ezequiel Boniel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vahur Annion came out and tried to block the shot, but Ezequiel Boniel slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sanford AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.