League Play-Off

MANCHESTER
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) MANCHESTER ARG's Victorio Lander started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Tomás Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Donio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, MANCHESTER ARG's Victorio Lander dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Tomás Guib made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Donio in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, MANCHESTER ARG's Santiago Cidro made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lázaro Cisco was left in no man's land by his defense there! MANCHESTER ARG's Tomás Guib played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Beti in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Donio in the 18th minute of play forced MANCHESTER ARG's goalkeeper Tomás Guib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Victorio Lander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Cisco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Guib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Frances in the 23rd minute of the match. Pipinas AFC's Lázaro Cisco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Pipinas AFC from getting a goal against them. Tomás Guib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ambrosio Beti, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Tomás Guib made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Havier in the 30th minute of play. When Victorio Lander fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MANCHESTER ARG's protests and gave Victorio Lander a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MANCHESTER ARG getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Victorio Lander hit a great ball. Tomás Guib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Havier, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the game, Erasmo Eguen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pipinas AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MANCHESTER ARG the free kick. Erasmo Eguen hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Filiberto Steven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Guib having to interfere. 39 minutes into the game, Ambrosio Beti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Tomás Guib was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute, Filiberto Steven ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Guib was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 48 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER ARG's goal looked a bit too open when Ambrosio Beti came free, but Tomás Guib reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Filiberto Steven to strike the kick off in the second half. Tomás Guib was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Filiberto Steven capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Filiberto Steven really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Tomás Guib made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Filiberto Steven sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Havier in the 63rd minute of play forced MANCHESTER ARG's goalkeeper Tomás Guib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lázaro Cisco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Lander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Santiago Cidro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MANCHESTER ARG fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. 70 minutes into the game, MANCHESTER ARG's Victorio Lander nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lázaro Cisco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. 75 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER ARG's goalkeeper Tomás Guib had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaias Donio. Victorio Lander scored 5-3 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lázaro Cisco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. MANCHESTER ARG's Tomás Guib played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Donio in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute Ambrosio Beti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Guib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, MANCHESTER ARG could leave the field as winners, despite Pipinas AFC having more of the ball for most of the match.