League Play-Off

Estadio Chañarmullo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sterling Leclerc took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ciudadela AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Txerran came free, but Braulio Quintin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Quintun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sterling Leclerc in the 4th minute of play. Victor Quintun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Teodorescu in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Geronimo Mendiko got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Geronimo Mendiko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Quintin having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sterling Leclerc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Quintun was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Geronimo Mendikos short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Braulio Quintin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Geronimo Mendiko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chañarmullo's supporters rose to their feet, but Geronimo Mendiko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Braulio Quintin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victor Quintun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviu Teodorescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Chañarmullo's Geronimo Mendiko came free and shot a quick shot against goal 35 minutes in the game, fortunately Braulio Quintin had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Victor Quintun came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Ciudadela AFC's Sterling Leclerc. But to his dismay, Sterling Leclerc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 41 minutes into the game, Ulises Guillelmo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ciudadela AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chañarmullo the free kick. In the 41st minute, Ulises Guillelmo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the game, Ciudadela AFC's Sterling Leclerc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Quintun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Geronimo Mendiko made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Chañarmullo's goalkeeper Victor Quintun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulises Guillelmo. In the 53rd minute, Amador Tome hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Chañarmullo's zone, Sterling Leclerc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Quintun came out of the goal and Sterling Leclerc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Victor Quintun was a little too slow when Sterling Leclerc got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 60th minute Silviu Teodorescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Quintun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Chañarmullo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Hinguanzo to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Aquilino Donio from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Victor Quintun's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ulises Guillelmo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victor Quintun. That made the score 0-5 in the 64 minute of play. Sterling Leclerc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Victor Quintun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Jonatan Txerran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chañarmullo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The supporters of Ciudadela AFC booed when Chañarmullo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Hinguanzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Aquilino Donio came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ciudadela AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aquilino Donio couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ciudadela AFC's Bernabe Guter got a free kick in the 85th minute. Geronimo Mendiko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Sterling Leclerc could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Victor Quintun however easily saved by the left post. Jonatan Txerran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Quintin having to interfere. Chañarmullo's Victor Quintun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silviu Teodorescu in the 95th minute of play. The Chañarmullo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ciudadela AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.