League Play-Off

CUEVA DEL DRAGON
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alonzo Polentzi kicked off to start the match. Lorenzo Astigar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector Veronica having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Tadzio in the 8th minute of play forced Tarragona AFC's goalkeeper Ismael Rios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SHEN LONG's Gervasio Tadzio got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the game, Delmar Hunfredo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ismael Rios was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tarragona AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Gervasio Tadzio scored to the left of an out of position Ismael Rios, making the score, 2-0. After 19 played minutes SHEN LONG got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Escobar. In the 21st minute, Delmar Hunfredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SHEN LONG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Justino Salvator lost his temper 26 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in SHEN LONG fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Tarragona AFC a penalty, 28 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Joaquin Azubeli, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SHEN LONG's Hector Veronica. 3-1. Hector Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Ascencio in the 32nd minute of the match. If Gervasio Tadzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saturnino Lucila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Rios having to interfere. Gervasio Tadzio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mauro Naelio's late challenge caught a SHEN LONG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mauro Naelio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Mauro Naelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gervasio Tadzio to make the kick off. Amancio Romildo made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SHEN LONG's Haroldo Leite. Hector Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Polentzi in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SHEN LONG's Lisandro Umbruso got a free kick in the 58th minute. After 59 played minutes, Tarragona AFC's Joaquin Azubeli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hector Veronica came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tarragona AFC reached it. Patricio Dino's late challenge caught a SHEN LONG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Dino helped the player get up and apologised. Patricio Dino kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Gervasio Tadzio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Saturnino Lucila came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the SHEN LONG 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 Saturnino Lucila couldn't finish the play. Gervasio Tadzio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ismael Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Rios took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Tadzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Rios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Tadzio in the 82nd minute of play. Gervasio Tadzio struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Ismael Rios didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SHEN LONG. Haroldo Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gervasio Tadzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Rios having to interfere.