League Play-Off

EMALSAC F.C
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Ivar Sundström started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes EMALSAC F.C got a freekick which was hit by Olaf Horst. In the 5th minute, Handi Casares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yuri Quirino. The goal made the score 1-0. After 11 minutes of play, S.M.O PAITA's Jimmy Ekström made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leobardo Bezanilla was left in no man's land by his defense there! EMALSAC F.C's Leobardo Bezanilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerrold Camison in the 20th minute of play. Jimmy Ekström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leobardo Bezanilla having to interfere. If Jimmy Ekström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Ivar Sundström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EMALSAC F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 37 minutes into the match, EMALSAC F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy Ekström came free, but Leobardo Bezanilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Handi Casares in the 41st minute of play forced S.M.O PAITA's goalkeeper Yuri Quirino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jerrold Camison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Handi Casares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yuri Quirino. The goal made the score 3-3. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lando Maeda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Jimmy Ekström managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.M.O PAITA's supporters rose to their feet, but Jimmy Ekström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leobardo Bezanilla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to EMALSAC F.C getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Edmundo Calero hit a great ball. If Olaf Horst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerrold Delgado kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Leobardo Bezanilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy Ekström in the 82nd minute of play. Curcio Pedrero hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jerrold Camison struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Leobardo Bezanilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.M.O PAITA. In the 90th minute, Lando Maeda 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. 91 minutes into the match, S.M.O PAITA's Jimmy Ekström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leobardo Bezanilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jerrold Camison blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leobardo Bezanilla having to make a save. Lando Maeda received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leobardo Bezanilla came out and tried to block the shot, but Lando Maeda slotted it home off the left post making it 3-5 in the 93rd minute. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.M.O PAITA's goalkeeper Yuri Quirino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The EMALSAC F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. S.M.O PAITA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.