League Play-Off

Estadio Patagones
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walentin Falkenvig kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sanford AFC's zone, Walentin Falkenvig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prudencio Txilar came out of the goal and Walentin Falkenvig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Walentin Falkenvig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Prudencio Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benito Llanos's late challenge caught a Patagones AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benito Llanos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sanford AFC's Benito Llanos got a free kick in the 10th minute. Benito Llanos hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. When Bernabe Polo came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Patagones AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bernabe Polo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Leizarraga in the 17th minute of play forced Patagones AFC's goalkeeper Maximo Roldan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th match minute, Sanford AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Leizarraga to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Bernabe Polo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Sergio Urtats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sanford AFC's Prudencio Txilar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Sanford AFC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Sanford AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Ezequiel Boniel hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ezequiel Boniel made a kick off. Walentin Falkenvig's late challenge caught a Sanford AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walentin Falkenvig helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 played minutes Patagones AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Urtats. Maximo Roldan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Iraitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Prudencio Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walentin Falkenvig, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Walentin Falkenvig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernabe Polo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sanford AFC's Prudencio Txilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Polo in the 67th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Patagones AFC's Sergio Urtats sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Prudencio Txilar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75thth minute of the game Walentin Falkenvig who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sanford AFC's Prudencio Txilar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Patagones AFC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Sergio Urtats hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Sanford AFC defense, Sergio Urtats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prudencio Txilar. The Sanford AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prudencio Txilar should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Deng Kun Ran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Patagones AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Deng Kun Ran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prudencio Txilar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Prudencio Txilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walentin Falkenvig, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Patagones AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.