League Play-Off

Estadio Illescas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Soca AFC's Salvador Urbina 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. Lon Louzara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernard Encalada in the 3rd minute of play. If Salvador Urbina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ramos Marcello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Leonardo Calzado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Soca AFC's Ramos Marcello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Calzado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Silvanito Castaños kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Joselito Sigler in the 17th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Leonardo Calzado's left hand side. Bernard Encalada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lon Louzara having to interfere. In the 31st minute of the match Joselito Sigler sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonardo Calzado skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd minute Jax Nestares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Calzado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Calzado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Urbina in the 39th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernard Encalada to make the kick off. Lon Louzara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karlo Sando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pinto Valdero's late challenge caught a Soca AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pinto Valdero helped the player get up and apologised. Soca AFC's Joselito Sigler shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 55th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Leonardo Calzado but with some difficulty. Theobald Tablada took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lon Louzara. Soca AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Salvador Urbina struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Leonardo Calzado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Soca AFC. Salvador Urbina received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leonardo Calzado came out and tried to block the shot, but Salvador Urbina slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 63rd minute. In the 67thth minute of the game Karlo Sando who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Soca AFC's Lon Louzara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lon Louzara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Encalada in the 71st minute of the match. Silverio Mañueco hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Ramos Marcello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Leonardo Calzado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Generosb Pallares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karlo Sando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lon Louzara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernard Encalada in the 85th minute of the match. After 85 minutes of play, Illescas's Bernard Encalada made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lon Louzara was left in no man's land by his defense there! Salvador Urbina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Calzado having to interfere. Ramos Marcello scored 1-3 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Calzado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Soca AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.