League Play-Off

Englefield Green
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alonso Orobio got the match started through his kick off. Will Batres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonso Orobio, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to Stratford-upon-Avon United getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alexander Guevara hit a great ball. Will Batres acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Amilcar Granados. In the 18th minute, Saul Oporto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Lozano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Primitivo Viscarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alejandro Figueroa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Will Batres made a huge save. When Alonso Orobio came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Englefield Green AFC 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 Alonso Orobio couldn't finish the play. Alonso Orobio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Will Batres having to interfere. When Alonso Orobio came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Englefield Green AFC 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 Alonso Orobio couldn't finish the play. Saul Oporto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ricardo Lozano having to make a save. Primitivo Viscarra hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Stratford-upon-Avon United's Will Batres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonso Orobio in the 52nd minute of play. The Englefield Green AFC fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Englefield Green AFC's Alonso Orobio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Englefield Green AFC's zone, Saul Oporto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Lozano came out of the goal and Saul Oporto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Primitivo Viscarra got free with Ricardo Lozano in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Tobar's late challenge caught a Stratford-upon-Avon United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Tobar helped the player get up and apologised. Manuel Tobar kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Saul Oporto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ricardo Lozano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Primitivo Viscarra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ricardo Lozano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Englefield Green AFC's zone, Saul Oporto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Lozano came out of the goal and Saul Oporto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Primitivo Viscarra came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Stratford-upon-Avon United 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 Primitivo Viscarra couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the game, Milton Rivas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Englefield Green AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stratford-upon-Avon United the free kick. After having played for 91 minutes, Saul Oporto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stratford-upon-Avon United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saul Oporto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 93rd minute of the match Milton Rivas completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Milton Rivas a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 94th match minute, Englefield Green AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milton Rivas to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Lozano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Primitivo Viscarra in the 96th minute. The Stratford-upon-Avon United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.