League Play-Off

Estadio Santiago
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Florida AFC's Vicente Murillo 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. In the 4th minute Xzavion Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeraldo Arechavala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Barrionuevo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remicio Giner, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 13th minute Xzavion Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeraldo Arechavala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Santiago AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Remicio Giner came free, but Nuno Barrionuevo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Remicio Giner made a precise shot to the right of Nuno Barrionuevo. Santiago AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Santiago AFC booed when Florida AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iruinea Fauria didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Xzavion Jesus 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. Santiago AFC's Teobaldo Arrieta suffered a concussion in the 30th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 30 minutes into the game, Vicente Murillo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Florida AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santiago AFC the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Florida AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Murillo to maneuver through the defense. Aires Saribiarte charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aires Saribiarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Florida AFC booed when Santiago AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aires Saribiarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santiago AFC's Regis Lomas pulled a muscle in his back after 37 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Xosepe Telleria charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xosepe Telleria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Florida AFC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Xosepe Telleria hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Vicente Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Barrionuevo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Santiago AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Florida AFC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aires Saribiarte to make the kick off. Santiago AFC's Nuno Barrionuevo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Santiago AFC from getting a goal against them. Vicente Murillo struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Nuno Barrionuevo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Florida AFC. After having played for 58 minutes, Vicente Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florida AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vicente Murillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nuno Barrionuevo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Murillo in the 60th minute of the match. Tito Ferreras's late challenge caught a Santiago AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tito Ferreras helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Santiago AFC booed when Florida AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tito Ferreras didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd match minute, Santiago AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Obeko Silvestre to maneuver through the defense. Remicio Giner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nuno Barrionuevo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 72 minutes, Remicio Giner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florida AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remicio Giner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vicente Murillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Barrionuevo having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Remicio Giner made a precise shot to the right of Nuno Barrionuevo. Santiago AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Florida AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.