League Play-Off

Lumbreras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leopoldo Blai kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Lumbreras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eulalio Charro came free, but Justo Gudesteo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Invisible Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Jaunzuria to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Eliseo Eutropio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Marciano Gitano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Invisible Lions's Mauro Santio tried to score from far away in the 13th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Marciano Gitano's late challenge caught a Invisible Lions's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marciano Gitano helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Invisible Lions booed when Lumbreras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Gitano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 0-1 came in the 16th minute when Mauro Santio all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Justo Gudesteo. 19 minutes into the match, Invisible Lions's goalkeeper Jaime Celipe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolo Menendo. Leopoldo Blai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Santo Toribio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jaime Celipe was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. If Santo Toribio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Invisible Lions were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Lumbreras FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mauro Santio took the corner. Leopoldo Blai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Justo Gudesteo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eulalio Charro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santo Toribio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Charro in the 48th minute of play forced Lumbreras FC's goalkeeper Justo Gudesteo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Invisible Lions were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Santo Toribio to strike the kick off in the second half. Bartolo Menendo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Celipe having to interfere. Jaime Celipe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santo Toribio went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Justo Gudesteo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eulalio Charro in the 67th minute. Jaime Celipe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Menendo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Jaime Celipe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santo Toribio in the 70th minute of play. Santo Toribio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Celipe having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Invisible Lions's Leopoldo Blai dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augusto Iyan during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Invisible Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Iyan to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Lumbreras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Blai came free, but Justo Gudesteo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justo Gudesteo made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Mauro Santio sent off a good shot on target. Invisible Lions's Delmiro Gil got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eulalio Charro came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Justo Gudesteo could save by the left post. 1-4 became the score in the 92nd minute when Leopoldo Blai elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Invisible Lions supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Invisible Lions would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.