League Play-Off

ISABELLA STADIUM
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilmar Rulan started the match with the kick off. Vela Zabarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Guau in the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Rodney Ceja managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Skylanders's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodney Ceja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vela Zabarte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulo Guau scored 1-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vela Zabarte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paulo Guau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With 19 minutes on the clock, Errapel Andonaegui commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 19 minutes into the game, one of LIONS FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave The Skylanders a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fortun Oropeza, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LIONS FC's Vela Zabarte. 1-2. Rodney Ceja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vela Zabarte having to interfere. Vela Zabarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Guau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Rodney Ceja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vela Zabarte was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 35th minute, Paulo Guau left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Skylanders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Vela Zabarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Guau, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Paulo Guau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vela Zabarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodney Ceja in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, LIONS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Ceja came free, but Vela Zabarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, LIONS FC's Dominguez Cespedes got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 48 minutes LIONS FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fortun Oropeza who took care of the corner kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodney Ceja was the one to do the kick off. When The Skylanders's Rodney Ceja in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LIONS FC's goalie prevented a goal. LIONS FC's Vela Zabarte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save LIONS FC from getting a goal against them. Paulo Guau struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Vela Zabarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Skylanders. If Rodney Ceja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vela Zabarte made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Paulo Guau sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th match minute, LIONS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominguez Cespedes to maneuver through the defense. If Paulo Guau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodney Ceja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Vela Zabarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Guau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Vela Zabarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maraman Leniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Burni Palos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Guau got free with Vela Zabarte in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the match, LIONS FC's goalkeeper Vela Zabarte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Guau. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodney Ceja in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vela Zabarte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Guau got free with Vela Zabarte in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo Guau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vela Zabarte having to interfere. Calvet Castroviejo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vela Zabarte having to interfere. The The Skylanders fans' excitement grew in the 98th match minute when The Skylanders's Rodney Ceja 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Skylanders played a much better game than LIONS FC and deserved their victory. The LIONS FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.