League Play-Off

Elysiun Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Hercules CF's Daniel Rojas 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. Tiago Purrigimon was extremely unlucky when he, in the 9th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 10 minutes of play, Hercules CF's Tiago Purrigimon made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Muc Gorostieta was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wasyl Pliszka in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiniebra Pizarro saved Hercules CF from getting behind. Alcaeda's Muc Gorostieta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Purrigimon in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Felix Mostache reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Muc Gorostieta. The goal made the score 2-0. Muc Gorostieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Rojas in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Rojas in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muc Gorostieta saved Alcaeda from getting behind. Tiniebra Pizarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wasyl Pliszka in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wasyl Pliszka in the 29th minute of play forced Hercules CF's goalkeeper Tiniebra Pizarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hercules CF getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cristian Cosoroabă hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Rodrigues in the 35th minute of play forced Hercules CF's goalkeeper Tiniebra Pizarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alcaeda's Carlos Rodrigues in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hercules CF's goalie prevented a goal. Muc Gorostieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Rojas in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute Wasyl Pliszka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiniebra Pizarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, Alcaeda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Mesia to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Mauricio Mesia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes in the game, Daniel Rojas fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Muc Gorostieta having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wasyl Pliszka to make the kick off. After 55 minutes of play, Hercules CF's Felix Mostache made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Muc Gorostieta was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Carlos Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 60 minutes, Carlos Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alcaeda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Rodrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Purrigimon in the 64th minute of play forced Alcaeda's goalkeeper Muc Gorostieta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Alcaeda's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Mostache came free, but Muc Gorostieta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Muc Gorostieta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Mostache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute of the match Hercules CF got a corner. Alcaeda's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristian Cosoroabă ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Hercules CF's corner Cristian Cosoroabă fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Muc Gorostieta quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wasyl Pliszka got free with Tiniebra Pizarro in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st match minute, Alcaeda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wasyl Pliszka to maneuver through the defense. Hercules CF made a substitution. Reino Lundell replaced Daniel Rojas. Wasyl Pliszka kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Cristian Cosoroabă charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Cosoroabă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hercules CF's Cristian Cosoroabă got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Tiniebra Pizarro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 84th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rodrigo Mendes. Muc Gorostieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reino Lundell in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute Carlos Rodrigues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiniebra Pizarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alcaeda's Muc Gorostieta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reino Lundell in the 92nd minute of play. The Hercules CF fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when Hercules CF's Tiago Purrigimon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hercules CF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Alcaeda had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.