League Play-Off

Fulanito Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Delmar Honesto started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Cosme Fulanito FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Paio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cosme Fulanito FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Denis Lluciano hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the game, Oséas de Senna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fulgencio Maldonado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosme Fulanito FC's goalkeeper Fulgencio Maldonado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Humberto Breogan might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fulgencio Maldonado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Humberto Breogan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Denis Lluciano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosme Fulanito FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Delmar Honesto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Eusebio Endura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Lluciano charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denis Lluciano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Denis Lluciano kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cosme Fulanito FC's Braulio Salvator got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ciriaco Modestio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ciriaco Modestio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Humberto Breogan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Cosme Fulanito FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Modestio came free, but Fulgencio Maldonado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fulgencio Maldonado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciriaco Modestio, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Fulgencio Maldonado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Modestio in the 60th minute of the match. Ciriaco Modestio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Maldonado having to interfere. If Ciriaco Modestio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Los Millos de carilo's goal looked a bit too open when Delmar Honesto came free, but Eusebio Endura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Ciriaco Modestio took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Fulgencio Maldonado to make any attempt to save it. In the 78th minute Ciriaco Modestio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Maldonado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joaquin Venerando's late challenge caught a Los Millos de carilo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquin Venerando helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cosme Fulanito FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Joaquin Venerando hit a great ball. Humberto Breogan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 84th minute, Delmar Honesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 87 minutes, Humberto Breogan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Millos de carilo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Breogan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cosme Fulanito FC's Fulgencio Maldonado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Modestio in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosme Fulanito FC's goalkeeper Fulgencio Maldonado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Los Millos de carilo played a much better game than Cosme Fulanito FC and deserved their victory. The Cosme Fulanito FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.