League Play-Off

Little Harrowden Sta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Little Harrowden's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Verdugo came free, but Jose Pérez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Verdugo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jose Pérez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Verdugo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jose Pérez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Little Harrowden's Paolo Ulloa got a free kick in the 19th minute. Alonso Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Calderon in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Hugo Verdugo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Pérez was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. A collision led to Little Harrowden getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Orlando Zapata hit a great ball. Archway AFC's Waldir Guerra was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jose Pérez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hugo Verdugo might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jose Pérez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hugo Verdugo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th match minute, Little Harrowden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Ulloa to maneuver through the defense. If Hugo Verdugo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hugo Verdugo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victorino Anaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Pérez having to interfere. In the 43rd match minute, Little Harrowden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Zepeda to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victor Calderon was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Victor Calderon notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Archway AFC's Alonso Suarez. Alonso Suarez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute of the match Henry Zepeda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alonso Suarez skillfully saved the ball. Little Harrowden's Jose Pérez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Little Harrowden from getting a goal against them. Alonso Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Calderon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Archway AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Calderon came free, but Alonso Suarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Calderon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonso Suarez having to interfere. Victor Calderon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonso Suarez having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, Archway AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonso Llorente to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Mena in the 79th minute of play forced Archway AFC's goalkeeper Alonso Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Pérez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Verdugo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Victor Calderon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alonso Suarez having to make a save. 83 minutes into the match, Archway AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Mena came free, but Alonso Suarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alonso Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shawn Amaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alonso Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Calderon in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th match minute, Little Harrowden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Mena to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Little Harrowden fans cheered their team off the field, for while Archway AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.