League Play-Off

Macanillal
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sarinao FC's Loren Esteve 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. In the 3rd match minute, Macanillal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerold Bracho to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Macanillal FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Caitano Acebedo hit a great ball. Sarinao FC's Francho Casero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taurino Castiñeira in the 10th minute of play. Semeno Bugarin hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Joaquin Palou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taurino Castiñeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sarinao FC's goalkeeper Francho Casero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Macanillal FC's zone, Loren Esteve stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zadornin Oñiderra came out of the goal and Loren Esteve tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Macanillal FC's zone, Loren Esteve stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zadornin Oñiderra came out of the goal and Loren Esteve tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Macanillal FC defense, Loren Esteve kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zadornin Oñiderra. The Macanillal FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zadornin Oñiderra should have stopped the shot. Macanillal FC's Zadornin Oñiderra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semeno Bugarin in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Sarinao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Taurino Castiñeira came free, but Francho Casero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florinio Estebanes kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Tiburcio Aguiar hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Sarinao FC's Francho Casero got control of the ball when Joaquin Palou tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Sarinao FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitor Tobia to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Sarinao FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Taurino Castiñeira was the one to do the kick off. When Taurino Castiñeira came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Macanillal FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Taurino Castiñeira couldn't finish the play. Sarinao FC's Francho Casero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Palou in the 60th minute of play. Higinio Ludeña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Zadornin Oñiderra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loren Esteve fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zadornin Oñiderra having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Caitano Acebedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Macanillal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Caitano Acebedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francho Casero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Joaquin Palou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francho Casero was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Macanillal FC's zone, Loren Esteve stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zadornin Oñiderra came out of the goal and Loren Esteve tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jerold Bracho charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerold Bracho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jerold Bracho hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Higinio Ludeña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Zadornin Oñiderra made a huge save. Loren Esteve fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zadornin Oñiderra having to interfere. Semeno Bugarin's late challenge caught a Macanillal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Semeno Bugarin helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes Sarinao FC got a freekick which was hit by Semeno Bugarin. Joaquin Palou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Francho Casero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sarinao FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.