League Play-Off

Laureles
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guilherme Montemiuño made the kick off which started today's match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Canitas FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Laureles AFC a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mederi Mercado, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Canitas FC's Ritchie Antia. 1-0. Ritchie Antia made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Cambranes Alvarado sent off a good shot on target. Mercurio Valderrabano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Abadia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Montemiuño, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Guilherme Montemiuño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Abadia having to interfere. Cambranes Alvarado might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ritchie Antia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cambranes Alvarado ran back to his position shaking his head. Ritchie Antia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mercurio Valderrabano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. If Mendebal Sequeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 34 played minutes Canitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Fix Rogel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mercurio Valderrabano in the 36th minute of play forced Canitas FC's goalkeeper Ritchie Antia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Duyos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Laureles AFC's Alfredo Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Montemiuño in the 40th minute of play. Alfredo Abadia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Duyos in the 43rd minute of play. If Mercurio Valderrabano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mercurio Valderrabano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ritchie Antia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeraldo Aladro in the 57th minute of the match. After 57 minutes of play, Laureles AFC's Jeraldo Aladro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ritchie Antia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 61st minute, Mercurio Valderrabano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laureles AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cambranes Alvarado in the 67th minute of play forced Canitas FC's goalkeeper Ritchie Antia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68thth minute of the game Guilherme Montemiuño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Laureles AFC's Alfredo Abadia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ciceron Arechavala kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Mederi Mercado 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. The audience was convinced that Cambranes Alvarado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritchie Antia was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the game, Fix Rogel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Canitas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laureles AFC the free kick. Fix Rogel kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Cambranes Alvarado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Laureles AFC's Cambranes Alvarado got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Canitas FC's Guilherme Montemiuño got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Laureles AFC's Alfredo Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Montemiuño in the 96th minute of play. Laureles AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.