League Play-Off

Heriberto
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Frichoso Alcivia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute, Heriberto's Frichoso Alcivia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cresenciano Ucieda. Cresenciano Ucieda yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Heriberto's Iraunkor Velarde slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cresenciano Ucieda. That made the score 2-0 after 14 minutes of play. Lon Torrens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jose Melena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sein Agrelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sein Agrelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Gonzalo Camats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sein Agrelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Cresenciano Ucieda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Melena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braulio Vina, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 48th minute, Sein Agrelo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cresenciano Ucieda was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Braulio Vina made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frichoso Alcivia in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cresenciano Ucieda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Iraunkor Velarde fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Heriberto's protests and gave Iraunkor Velarde a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th minute, Iraunkor Velarde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Melena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lon Torrens in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Melo's Lon Torrens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jose Melena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After 73 minutes, Ignatius Gutierrez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Heriberto and the Melo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iraunkor Velarde was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 84 played minutes Heriberto got a freekick which was hit by Iraunkor Velarde. 89 minutes into the match, Heriberto's goalkeeper Jose Melena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lon Torrens. A collision led to Melo getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Cidro Mimbreño hit a great ball. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Melo's goalkeeper Cresenciano Ucieda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lon Torrens took the ball and in the 98 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jose Melena. Jose Melena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.