League Play-Off

Estadio Hihaty
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laurin Delatorre started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Hihaty AFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Hermon Cora hit a great ball. Jesco Baiges charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jesco Baiges the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Hihaty AFC booed when Ohia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesco Baiges didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 14 played minutes Ohia FC got a freekick which was hit by Karlo Velasquez. 15 minutes into the match, Hihaty AFC's Hermon Cora broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 19th minute Chico Forcat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sanduru Santirso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Hihaty AFC booed when Ohia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvino Verdesoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 21st minute, when Hihaty AFC's Hermon Cora after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Sanduru Santirso in Ohia FC's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Ohia FC's Nuxila Oliva got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 29th match minute, Hihaty AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Lubiano to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the match Salvino Verdesoto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lopez Barrueta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Laurin Delatorre made a precise shot to the right of Lopez Barrueta. Hihaty AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Laurin Delatorre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ohia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurin Delatorre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lopez Barrueta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lopez Barrueta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurin Delatorre in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Nuxila Oliva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lopez Barrueta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inguma Vilella hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chico Forcat made a kick off. In the 51st minute Laurin Delatorre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lopez Barrueta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chico Forcat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Sanduru Santirso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 played minutes Ohia FC got a freekick which was hit by Jesco Baiges. If Lauaxeta Planes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lopez Barrueta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurin Delatorre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Hihaty AFC. Hermon Cora stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sanduru Santirso. 2-1. In the 80th minute, Lauaxeta Planes 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. Sanduru Santirso came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Hihaty AFC's Chico Forcat. But to his dismay, Chico Forcat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Laurin Delatorre took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Lopez Barrueta to make any attempt to save it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hihaty AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ohia FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.