League Play-Off

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicu Alexandrescu got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. 倪国庭 hit a great ball. In the 5thth minute of the game Nicu Alexandrescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Ferdinand Johnson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 5 minutes into the match, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's goal looked a bit too open when Nicu Alexandrescu came free, but Ferdinand Johnson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, RamPa Football Club's Nicu Alexandrescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teddy Tholsted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Teddy Tholsted notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon. Paul Ramon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ booed when RamPa Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berker Karabey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xuaco Oñaederra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teddy Tholsted in the 29th minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Paul Ramon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by RamPa Football Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arnulfo Valencia was slow to take the kick. During this time ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's players had a chance to rest. 36 minutes into the match, Teddy Tholsted notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon. Paul Ramon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ! Ferdinand Johnson had in the 46thth minute some difficulties stopping Nicu Alexandrescu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a beautiful solo achivement in the 46th minute, Nicu Alexandrescu easily set the score to 2-2 through a well directed shot that entered the goal by the right post. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xuaco Oñaederra to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teddy Tholsted in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Ramon saved RamPa Football Club from getting behind. Nicu Alexandrescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ferdinand Johnson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Artal Burualla was substituted for Teddy Tholsted. RamPa Football Club made a substitution. Arda Nurettin replaced Nicu Alexandrescu. Arda Nurettin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Ferdinand Johnson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arda Nurettin in the 70th minute of play. When ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's Artal Burualla in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RamPa Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. 74 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Paul Ramon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artal Burualla. Arda Nurettin took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ferdinand Johnson. Ferdinand Johnson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. The audience was convinced that Xuaco Oñaederra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Ramon was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xuaco Oñaederra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artal Burualla in the 87th minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Paul Ramon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Artal Burualla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Arda Nurettin managed to get in a good position for a shot. RamPa Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Arda Nurettin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferdinand Johnson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santiago Cachorro kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Cyrille Desplanches, 94 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 96th minute, Gabriel Paletta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.