League Play-Off

Tewkesbury
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Tewkesbury's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Lozano came free, but Henry Talia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoldo Lozano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Henry Talia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Moreira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henry Talia having to make a save. Arnoldo Lozano 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. When Alonso Mondragon fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tewkesbury's protests and gave Alonso Mondragon a yellow card for diving instead. Alonso Mondragon kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Biggleswade's Elias Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henry Talia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Francisco Boianelli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 24th minute Felipe Cortez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexis Gallegos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Talia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Biggleswade's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Agustin Quijada in the 27th minute. A nice corner shot did that Agustin Quijada got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Henry Talia quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcelo Pedrozo's late challenge caught a Tewkesbury's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelo Pedrozo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute, Marcelo Pedrozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rony Fernandez in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexis Gallegos saved Biggleswade from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Elias Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Biggleswade's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henry Talia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Francisco Boianelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Biggleswade were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rony Fernandez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Elias Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zelvin Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexis Gallegos having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Biggleswade's Marcelo Pedrozo got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Francisco Boianelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tewkesbury's Henry Talia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Lozano in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Agustin Quijada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Rolando Medrano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexis Gallegos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Felipe Cortez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Elias Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Biggleswade 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 Elias Moreira couldn't finish the play. Marcelo Pedrozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Henry Talia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Moreira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Henry Talia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Biggleswade's Alexis Gallegos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Fernandez in the 96th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Biggleswade failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.