League Play-Off

Brown
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Florida AFC's Victorino Costante started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roberto Bastiaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Deunoro in the 7th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruperto Deunoro got free with Roberto Bastiaro in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Honorato Tabb's late challenge caught a Brown's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Honorato Tabb helped the player get up and apologised. Honorato Tabb kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Roberto Bastiaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Bikendi in the 17th minute of the match. With his leg Roberto Bastiaro managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Brown's Ruperto Deunoro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luciano Vergaray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Perfecto in the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 played minutes Brown got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Tiso. With a little luck, Florida AFC's Roberto Bastiaro got control of the ball when Ruperto Deunoro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roberto Bastiaro made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Ruperto Deunoro sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute Gustavo Restu suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. After 40 minutes of play Florida AFC's Roque Perfecto 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. Fabio Bikendi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Bastiaro having to interfere. Ruperto Deunoro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. Brown's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 47 minutes into the game, Brown's Fabio Bikendi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Bastiaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramon Igon made a kick off. Fabio Bikendi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Roberto Bastiaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victorino Costante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Luciano Vergaray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramon Igon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Victorino Costante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Florida AFC's zone, Fabio Bikendi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Bastiaro came out of the goal and Fabio Bikendi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Victorino Costante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Ruperto Deunoro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Bastiaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Brown's Fabio Bikendi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Bastiaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Florida AFC defense, Dario Markel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Bastiaro. The Florida AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Bastiaro should have stopped the shot. Fabio Bikendi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fabio Bikendi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramon Igon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Bastiaro having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Brown fully deserved thier win.