League Play-Off

Luca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bruno Eneas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Antonio Muno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rene Valerio came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by HerchuFC's Domingo Abel. But to his dismay, Domingo Abel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. HerchuFC's Eliseo Fertus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save HerchuFC from getting a goal against them. Honorio Nayely came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eliseo Fertus could save by the left post. When HerchuFC's Domingo Abel in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Luca AFC's goalie prevented a goal. 18 minutes into the match, HerchuFC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Muno came free, but Eliseo Fertus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes, Honorio Nayely mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luca AFC and the HerchuFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Honorio Nayely kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Bruno Eneas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eliseo Fertus. The goal made the score 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Domingo Abel managed to get in a good position for a shot. HerchuFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingo Abel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rene Valerio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Placido Behe kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Luca AFC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Antonio Muno hit a great ball. In the 37th minute, Joel Jerold made a precise shot to the right of Rene Valerio. Luca AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Honorio Nayely came free with the goalkeeper in the 42nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eliseo Fertus could save by the left post. Ricardo Mederi's late challenge caught a Luca AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Mederi helped the player get up and apologised. Placido Beila hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Rene Valerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Dei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Domingo Abel was the one to do the kick off. Arsenio Araoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of HerchuFC booed when Luca AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Muno didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute of the match HerchuFC got a corner. Luca AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonides Dei ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 62nd minute Antonio Muno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Fertus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute of the match Eustacio Gervaso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eliseo Fertus showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Ricardo Mederi took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Rene Valerio to make any attempt to save it. 70 minutes into the game, HerchuFC's Arsenio Araoz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rene Valerio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 80th minute, Bruno Eneas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliseo Fertus was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Rene Valerio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Domingo Abel went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Eliseo Fertus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Nayely in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Llorian in the 90th minute of play forced HerchuFC's goalkeeper Eliseo Fertus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, HerchuFC's Domingo Abel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rene Valerio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Rene Valerio managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when HerchuFC's Domingo Abel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Federico Tulio succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-6. HerchuFC played a much better game than Luca AFC and deserved their victory. The Luca AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.