League Play-Off

Estadio Salinas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nereo Su took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th match minute, Caracara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Edwardo to maneuver through the defense. Salinas's Celestino Luken managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Casimiro Jerico in the 13 minute of the game. Salinas's António Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evelio Erramu in the 20th minute of play. António Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evelio Erramu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Candido Rayman charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Candido Rayman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Caracara getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Candido Rayman hit a great ball. Lucio Valerio was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 25th minute Segundo Gau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 played minutes Caracara got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Edwardo. Salinas's António Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Edwardo in the 35th minute of play. Romulo Edwardo 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. Ildefonso Lopes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Salinas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Caracara:s goal. 46 minutes into the match, Salinas's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Edwardo came free, but António Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salinas's António Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Edwardo in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 52nd minute, Evelio Erramu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 59 minutes, Romulo Edwardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caracara and the Salinas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Romulo Edwardo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Nestor Jeraldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salinas made a substitution. Jeremias Harkaitz replaced Hamílton Leme. In the 75th minute, Nereo Su got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Romulo Edwardo hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. António Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Gau, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Nestor Jeraldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th minute, Ismael Dolfo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salinas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some careless play in the Caracara defense, Ismael Dolfo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ariel Inguma. The Caracara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ariel Inguma should have stopped the shot. After having played for 96 minutes, Ismael Dolfo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salinas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismael Dolfo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Salinas had played much better football throughout.