League Play-Off

Frinton
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Manuel Gallardo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Frinton's Benjamín Mena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Ribeiro in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Frinton's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Castillo came free, but Benjamín Mena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henry Castillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 10 minutes, Henry Castillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Farnham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Castillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Frinton's zone, Claudio Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamín Mena came out of the goal and Claudio Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Henry Castillo 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 20th minute, Eliseo Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd match minute, Frinton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deris Meza to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Uranga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Gallardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Frinton's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Castillo came free, but Benjamín Mena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Frinton's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Castillo came free, but Benjamín Mena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Frinton's goalkeeper Benjamín Mena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Farnham's goalkeeper Salvador Uranga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sarbelio Fernandez. After a rather tough play, Farnham's Agustin Valenzuela got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Claudio Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Benjamín Mena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Farnham's Salvador Uranga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Farnham from getting a goal against them. Sarbelio Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Uranga having to interfere. Benjamín Mena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Castillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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. Henry Castillo was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Claudio Ribeiro took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Benjamín Mena to make any attempt to save it. In the 58th minute, Manuel Gallardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salvador Uranga was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 64th match minute, Frinton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deris Meza to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Henry Castillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamín Mena was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Salvador Uranga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Gallardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Claudio Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Sarbelio Fernandez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salvador Uranga was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Claudio Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Claudio Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Farnham fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The supporters of Farnham booed when Frinton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henry Castillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamín Mena having to make a save. Benjamín Mena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Ribeiro in the 97th minute of the match.