League Play-Off

Corrales
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ceferino Medero got the match started through his kick off. Corrales AFC's Ceferino Medero got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonas Sustrai during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Corrales AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Sustrai to maneuver through the defense. After 12 played minutes Corrales AFC got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Francis. Raul Lartaun made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Serafino Tomi sent off a good shot on target. Fausto Mouricio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ruben Javiero might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Benvido. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruben Javiero ran back to his position shaking his head. Ruben Javiero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Benvido having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ruben Javiero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julian Benvido was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Ciudacita AFC's Ruben Javiero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julian Benvido narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Ceferino Medero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Lartaun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Corrales AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Javiero came free, but Julian Benvido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corrales AFC's Julian Benvido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Mouricio in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Medero in the 38th minute of play forced Ciudacita AFC's goalkeeper Raul Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Ciudacita AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fulgencio Abalos. When Ceferino Medero came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Corrales 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 Ceferino Medero couldn't finish the play. Serafino Tomi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruben Javiero to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Francis in the 51st minute of play forced Ciudacita AFC's goalkeeper Raul Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fausto Mouricio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Julian Benvido made a huge save. In the 55th minute, Maximiliano Francis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julian Benvido made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Fausto Mouricio sent off a good shot on target. Anselmo Thomas's late challenge caught a Corrales AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anselmo Thomas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th match minute, Ciudacita AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Thomas to maneuver through the defense. Corrales AFC's Elvio Abascal couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ciudacita AFC. 62 minutes into the game, Leon Farias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciudacita AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corrales AFC the free kick. In the 62nd match minute, Ciudacita AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Farias to maneuver through the defense. Fausto Mouricio in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julian Benvido, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 71 minutes into the match, Corrales AFC's Serafino Tomi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raul Lartaun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julian Benvido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Thomas in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Ruben Javiero fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Julian Benvido, passed just outside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Mouricio got free with Julian Benvido in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fausto Mouricio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serafino Tomi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Lartaun having to interfere. After having played for 84 minutes, Serafino Tomi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corrales AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafino Tomi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Corrales AFC's Julian Benvido got control of the ball when Fausto Mouricio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raul Lartaun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafino Tomi in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Florencio Tab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raul Lartaun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ceferino Medero's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The Corrales AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ciudacita AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Ciudacita AFC.