League Play-Off

Pericote
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Esteban Bonifaco took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Marcial Ralondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pericote AFC's Arnulfo Orzaize played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Bonifaco in the 17th minute of play. If Justo Claude had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnulfo Orzaize showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Claude in the 24th minute of the match. Siro Leizarraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Locaio having to interfere. After recieving a nice pass, Pericote AFC's Alfonso Kelemen tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Siro Leizarraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Claude in the 33rd minute of play forced Pericote AFC's goalkeeper Arnulfo Orzaize to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pericote AFC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Flavio Bidun hit a great ball. Esteban Bonifaco spun around in front of the goal 35 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Pericote AFC's goal. Arnulfo Orzaize showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Bonifaco in the 37th minute of the match. Justo Claude blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnulfo Orzaize having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Daniel Locaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Llorenc in the 54th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeronimo Innocenzio during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SHEN LONG's Jeronimo Innocenzio got a free kick in the 55th minute. Artemio Kimetz hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Esteban Bonifaco fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Arnulfo Orzaize, passed just outside the right post. Siro Leizarraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justo Claude got free with Arnulfo Orzaize in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st match minute, Pericote AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Dino to maneuver through the defense. After 75 minutes of play SHEN LONG's Jeronimo Innocenzio was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a defensive mix-up in SHEN LONG's zone, Fabricio Llorenc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Locaio came out of the goal and Fabricio Llorenc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Delmiro Fonso fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SHEN LONG's protests and gave Delmiro Fonso a yellow card for diving instead. After 80 played minutes SHEN LONG got a freekick which was hit by Delmiro Fonso. 81 minutes in the game, Fabricio Llorenc dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 83rd minute Fabricio Llorenc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Locaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Fabricio Llorenc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Locaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 played minutes Pericote AFC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Dino. Daniel Locaio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siro Leizarraga in the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, SHEN LONG's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Leizarraga came free, but Daniel Locaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SHEN LONG eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.