League Play-Off

Exmouth Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rudy Pimentel got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emerson Batres during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes Melksham got a freekick which was hit by Emerson Batres. After having played for 5 minutes, Patricio Corrales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Exmouth United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Corrales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patricio Corrales fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Vinosis having to interfere. Patricio Corrales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cesar Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Exmouth United's Patricio Corrales sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudio Vinosis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Patricio Corrales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Claudio Vinosis made a huge save. Patricio Corraless short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Claudio Vinosis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 23 minutes, Patricio Corrales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Exmouth United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Corrales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patricio Corrales struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Claudio Vinosis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Exmouth United. Claudio Vinosis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesar Machado went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Patricio Corrales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Exmouth United's Cesar Machado slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Claudio Vinosis. That made the score 2-0 after 35 minutes of play. If Patricio Corrales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mario Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudy Pimentel in the 42nd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Cesar Machado put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Claudio Vinosis. In the 61st minute Cesar Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Vinosis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Vinosis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 68 minutes, Cesar Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Exmouth United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cesar Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Patricio Corrales notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Melksham's Claudio Vinosis. Claudio Vinosis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Claudio Vinosis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Corrales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesar Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Claudio Vinosis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Patricio Corrales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emerson Batres got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Exmouth United booed when Melksham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Batres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilmer Verdugo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Vinosis having to interfere. In the 88thth minute of the game Patricio Corrales who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Melksham's Claudio Vinosis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carmelo Tobar's late challenge caught a Exmouth United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carmelo Tobar helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Melksham getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Carmelo Tobar hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Exmouth United got a corner. Melksham's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ruben Rivero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Exmouth United's Armando Menjivar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Claudio Vinosis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 93 minutes into the match, Melksham's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Machado came free, but Claudio Vinosis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.