League Play-Off

Longwell Green Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute Yasir Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Villalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Longwell Green's zone, Yasir Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Villalobos came out of the goal and Yasir Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Yasir Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the March 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 Yasir Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Selvin Navas managed to get in a good position for a shot. March's supporters rose to their feet, but Selvin Navas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Villalobos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Longwell Green's goalkeeper David Villalobos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. David Villalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasir Ribeiro in the 22nd minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Oscar Mendoza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the March and the Longwell Green players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 26 played minutes March got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Mendoza. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind March's goalkeeper Deris Guzman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Longwell Green getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Dennys Messias hit a great ball. 39 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when March's Yasir Ribeiro fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 42nd play minute Patricio Brizuela came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Deris Guzman. 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilberto Villanueva to strike the kick off in the second half. Patricio Brizuela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Patricio Brizuela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Longwell Green's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Brizuela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Deris Guzman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Patricio Brizuela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Deris Guzman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Selvin Navas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Villalobos having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Marcos Rivera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Villanueva in the 87th minute of play forced March's goalkeeper Deris Guzman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deris Guzman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Brizuela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Villalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selvin Navas in the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Longwell Green had won after a very even match.