League Play-Off

Kings Lynn Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Misael Santamaria started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Misael Santamaria in the 3rd minute of play forced Kings Lynn's goalkeeper Dennys Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Rojas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Dennys Moreno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Crowthorne's Efrain Gallardo got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kings Lynn's zone, Esteban Rojas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennys Moreno came out of the goal and Esteban Rojas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 19 minutes, Esteban Rojas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crowthorne's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esteban Rojas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Kings Lynn's Odir Salazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jose Alvarado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Efrain Gallardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Crowthorne's Jose Alvarado got control of the ball when Odir Salazar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christian Batres in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dennys Moreno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dennys Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Misael Santamaria in the 39th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Misael Santamaria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crowthorne's supporters rose to their feet, but Misael Santamaria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennys Moreno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mariano Guerrero to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marvin Sandoval during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mariano Guerrero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Jose Alvarado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Odir Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kings Lynn's Dennys Moreno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Kings Lynn from getting a goal against them. Esteban Rojas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esteban Rojas let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 68th minute shot 0-1 at rihgt post. Jose Alvarado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odir Salazar in the 71st minute of play. If Misael Santamaria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Esteban Rojas made a precise shot to the right of Dennys Moreno. Kings Lynn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 84 minutes into the match, Esteban Rojas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dennys Moreno. Kings Lynn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Rojas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Mariano Guerrero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kings Lynn's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Guerrero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose Alvarado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Efrain Gallardo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dennys Moreno having to make a save.