League Play-Off

Estadio Palmarcito
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cecilio Bittor started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Eate in the 3rd minute of play forced Palmarcito's goalkeeper Sebastian Garaona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Genaro Sedeni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Froilan Llorienzo having to interfere. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ranchos AFC's goalkeeper Froilan Llorienzo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonas Bittor kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damian Gar during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 2-0 became the score in the 21st minute when Simon Meendez elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Palmarcito's zone, Cecilio Bittor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Garaona came out of the goal and Cecilio Bittor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Froilan Llorienzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Meendez, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Cecilio Bittor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ranchos AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cecilio Bittor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Garaona breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Genaro Sedeni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Froilan Llorienzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Meendez in the 53rd minute of play. Jonas Bittor kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Genaro Sedeni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Genaro Sedeni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Froilan Llorienzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Salvadore's late challenge caught a Ranchos AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Armando Salvadore helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ranchos AFC booed when Palmarcito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Salvadore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Froilan Llorienzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Sedeni in the 70th minute of play. Froilan Llorienzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Meendez in the 74th minute of the match. Jonas Bittor hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Genaro Sedeni in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Froilan Llorienzo saved Ranchos AFC from getting behind. In the 83rd match minute, Palmarcito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Primeiro to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Garaona was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Adriana Urdin. Cecilio Bittor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Garaona having to interfere. Palmarcito's Simon Meendez got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cecilio Bittor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Garaona having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Simon Meendez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Froilan Llorienzo was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Palmarcito fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ranchos AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.