League Play-Off

Estadio Arauco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Teodosio Llorienzo got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Manantiales AFC defense, Geronimo Chap kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eusebio Florin. The Manantiales AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eusebio Florin should have stopped the shot. In the 6th minute Teodosio Llorienzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Leobardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Manantiales AFC's Teodosio Llorienzo fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Efrain Leobardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodosio Llorienzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Efrain Leobardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Estefan in the 13th minute of the match. If Tadeo Quinten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes of play, Manantiales AFC's Clemente Estefan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efrain Leobardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Quinten in the 25th minute of play forced Manantiales AFC's goalkeeper Eusebio Florin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Manantiales AFC's Clemente Estefan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Efrain Leobardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Manantiales AFC's Eusebio Florin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Manantiales AFC from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, Manantiales AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Persia came free, but Eusebio Florin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Fortin F.C. were awarded a corner. Paulo Gamus went to the cornerflag to take it. Eusebio Florin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Braulio Lartaun went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Eusebio Florin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tadeo Quinten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 47 minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Braulio Lartaun made a kick off. Braulio Lartaun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicanor Luzaide during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 64 minutes into the match, Christian Persia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eusebio Florin. Manantiales AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Persia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. 67 minutes into the game, Braulio Lartaun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fortin F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manantiales AFC the free kick. After 67 played minutes Fortin F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Braulio Lartaun. In the 69th minute, Manantiales AFC's Teodosio Llorienzo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Efrain Leobardo. Efrain Leobardo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. Eusebio Florin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Braulio Lartaun in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match Paulo Gamus shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eusebio Florin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Federico Senio hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, Fortin F.C.'s Braulio Lartaun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eusebio Florin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. Fortin F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Teodosio Llorienzo scored to the left of an out of position Efrain Leobardo, making the score, 5-4. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Clemente Estefan took a quick shot and it went in 5-5 without a chance for Efrain Leobardo to make any attempt to save it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.