League Play-Off

Centeno
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. Ariel Fidele started the match with the kick off. Ariel Fidele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Osoro having to interfere. Romulo Arotza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Felipillo having to interfere. After having played for 10 minutes, Romulo Arotza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Punco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romulo Arotza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Delmar Enaut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Atilano Mannie sped through Punco FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sebastian Osoro. 23 minutes into the game, Anselmo Koldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Punco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Centeno AFC the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, Punco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Koldo to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Sebastian Osoro managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Centeno AFC's Atilano Mannie fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sebastian Osoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Fidele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feliciano Bastia's late challenge caught a Punco FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feliciano Bastia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, Centeno AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliciano Bastia to maneuver through the defense. Romulo Arotza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Evelio Felipillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ariel Fidele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Punco FC's Leonides Tabb got a free kick in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Delmar Enaut to make the kick off. Wilfredo Vedillo's late challenge caught a Centeno AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilfredo Vedillo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Punco FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Wilfredo Vedillo hit a great ball. When Atilano Mannie came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Centeno AFC 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 Atilano Mannie couldn't finish the play. Ariel Fidele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Sebastian Osoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Atilano Mannie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Osoro was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Centeno AFC's Evelio Felipillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Enaut in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Romulo Arotza 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. Centeno AFC's Evelio Felipillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Enaut in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Feliciano Bastia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atilano Mannie scored 2-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Osoro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Atilano Mannie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Sebastian Osoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Centeno AFC's zone, Delmar Enaut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evelio Felipillo came out of the goal and Delmar Enaut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julian Omero hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 97th match minute, Centeno AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustin Sanchez to maneuver through the defense. Centeno AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Punco FC for a fine match.