League Play-Off

Stowmarket Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christian Sandoval kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Stowmarket's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Alfaro came free, but Christian Boianelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Velis kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Eraldo Salguero made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Luis Paz sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Bowburn FC booed when Stowmarket was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonso Ramirez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Sandoval in the 27th minute of play forced Stowmarket's goalkeeper Christian Boianelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Galdamez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rene Alferez hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Waldir Galdamez came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Bowburn 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 Waldir Galdamez couldn't finish the play. Christian Boianelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Sandoval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldir Galdamez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Christian Boianelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bowburn FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Marvin Portillo hit a great ball. Eraldo Salguero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Carballo in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Sandoval in the 43rd minute of play forced Stowmarket's goalkeeper Christian Boianelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bowburn FC were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Stowmarket's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Waldir Galdamez took the corner. 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 wind increased when Elias Carballo made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Stowmarket's zone, Jorge Alfaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Boianelli came out of the goal and Jorge Alfaro 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 Stowmarket's zone, Waldir Galdamez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Boianelli came out of the goal and Waldir Galdamez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Waldir Galdamez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Christian Boianelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rene Alferez was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 67 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Stowmarket's Rene Alferez got a free kick in the 68th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Bowburn FC's Waldir Galdamez tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Waldir Galdamez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bowburn FC booed when Stowmarket was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Waldir Galdamez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bowburn FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Galdamez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Boianelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute of the match, Waldir Galdamez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Christian Boianelli was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 78th match minute, Stowmarket was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Velis to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 86 minutes, Waldir Galdamez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bowburn FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldir Galdamez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Augusto Moreira fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stowmarket's protests and gave Augusto Moreira a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Stowmarket's Augusto Moreira got a free kick in the 88th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marvin Portillo got free with Christian Boianelli in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute, Christian Sandoval 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 the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Bowburn FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.