League Play-Off

St Austell Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute, Kimpton's Mauricio Rodriguez seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mauricio Rodriguez the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Kimpton protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mauricio Rodriguez had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kimpton's goalkeeper Leonel Salinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Esteban Aguilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Leonel Salinas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Melendez in the 22nd minute of play forced St Austell City's goalkeeper Marvin Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Osorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Salinas having to interfere. Hugo Osorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Leonel Salinas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Esteban Aguilar made a precise shot to the right of Leonel Salinas. Kimpton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Melendez in the 31st minute of play forced St Austell City's goalkeeper Marvin Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Botello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marvin Machado having to make a save. After 35 minutes, Efrain Carrillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St Austell City and the Kimpton players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute, Efrain Carrillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Aguilar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Salinas having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hugo Osorio to strike the kick off in the second half. Enrique Melendez struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Marvin Machado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kimpton. After 64 minutes, Edgardo Lovo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St Austell City and the Kimpton players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes St Austell City got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Lovo. Enrique Melendez struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Marvin Machado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kimpton. When Enrique Melendez came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Kimpton 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 Enrique Melendez couldn't finish the play. Efrain Carrillo was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Kimpton booed when St Austell City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Carrillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind St Austell City's goalkeeper Marvin Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Melendez got free with Marvin Machado in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. During the 85th minute of the match Edgardo Lovo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edgardo Lovo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 85th match minute, St Austell City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Lovo to maneuver through the defense. Enrique Melendez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Marvin Machado made a huge save. Hugo Osorio's late challenge caught a Kimpton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Osorio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to St Austell City getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Hugo Osorio hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Melendez got free with Marvin Machado in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.