League Play-Off

Santiago
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ricardo Balli's late challenge caught a Alborada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Balli helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 minutes, Oalo Elguera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santiago FC and the Alborada players grew even worse after the yellow card. 12 minutes into the game, Alborada's Niceto Huergo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nereo Casiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Baristo Poblaciones recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Alborada's Marino Lorza got control of the ball when Andy Ceceil tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 23 in the game by Andy Ceceil from a close distance when the talented Marino Lorza managed to make a qualified save. Alborada's players were relieved. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alborada's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cebo Campesino was slow to take the kick. During this time Santiago FC's players had a chance to rest. Cebo Campesino made a great header on Santiago FC's corner, it was just that Alborada's Marino Lorza managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 28th match minute, Santiago FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oalo Elguera to maneuver through the defense. Jacinto Carbajal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santiago FC's Nereo Casiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baristo Poblaciones in the 37th minute of play. Nereo Casiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Carbajal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andy Ceceil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baristo Poblaciones sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 played minutes Santiago FC got a freekick which was hit by Joanes Serra.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andy Ceceil made a kick off. If Baristo Poblaciones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 57 minutes of play, Santiago FC's Andy Ceceil made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marino Lorza was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jacinto Carbajal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cebo Campesino during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jacinto Carbajal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Nereo Casiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jacinto Carbajal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marino Lorza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Ceceil in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Jacinto Carbajal 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. When Alborada's Jacinto Carbajal in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santiago FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Ceceil in the 87th minute of play forced Alborada's goalkeeper Marino Lorza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Jacinto Carbajal got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A hard shot by Xanti Berges from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Nereo Casiano's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 98th minute Andy Ceceil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marino Lorza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Despite being the better team, Alborada failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.