League Play-Off

Espigas
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. Albino Montes started the match with the kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Aaron Tano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.F.C Medano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aaron Tano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gregorio Innocenzio's late challenge caught a C.A. Fenix L.P.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gregorio Innocenzio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, A.F.C Medano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Innocenzio to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the match, C.A. Fenix L.P.'s goalkeeper Paulo Orlo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Laurin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Innocenzio in the 10th minute of play forced C.A. Fenix L.P.'s goalkeeper Paulo Orlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Tano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paulo Orlo came out and tried to block the shot, but Aaron Tano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Aurelio Laurin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Orlo. C.A. Fenix L.P.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aurelio Laurin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Aurelio Laurin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Paulo Orlo made a huge save. In the 24th minute of the match, Aurelio Laurin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Paulo Orlo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Albino Montes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Diego Tohias having to make a save. In the 33rd minute, Albino Montes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A. Fenix L.P. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a rather tough play, C.A. Fenix L.P.'s Adrian Tadzio got a free kick in the 36th minute. A.F.C Medano's Gavino Inge couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 37th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for C.A. Fenix L.P.. When Aaron Tano came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the A.F.C Medano 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 Aaron Tano couldn't finish the play. A.F.C Medano's Diego Tohias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Montes in the 42nd minute of play. Gregorio Innocenzio got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Gregorio Innocenzio hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The supporters of C.A. Fenix L.P. booed when A.F.C Medano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavino Inge didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aurelio Laurin to make the kick off. The long shot by Ruben Ordono in the 60th minute really tested Diego Tohias's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 65 minutes into the match, Albino Montes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diego Tohias. A.F.C Medano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albino Montes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Adrian Tadzio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Diego Tohias made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Dawid Naumowicz sent off a good shot on target. Aurelio Laurin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Paulo Orlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diego Tohias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Montes in the 82nd minute of play. If Albino Montes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, A.F.C Medano's Aurelio Laurin got a free kick in the 90th minute. When Aaron Tano came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the A.F.C Medano 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 Aaron Tano couldn't finish the play.