League Play-Off

Estadio Bars
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Xacintu started the match with the kick off. Anselmo Pacifico received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ildefonso Frans came out and tried to block the shot, but Anselmo Pacifico slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Ricardo Raphael took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Frans. Ildefonso Frans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 14 minutes into the match, ATLETIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Pacifico came free, but Ildefonso Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Raphael got free with Ildefonso Frans in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the match, Forza San Marino's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Burni came free, but Caledvwich Brahan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Forza San Marino's Caledvwich Brahan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiro Burni in the 26th minute of play. Caledvwich Brahan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caledvwich Brahan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Burni in the 29th minute of the match. Caledvwich Brahan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Xacintu in the 30th minute of play. Forza San Marino's Anselmo Pacifico got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ildefonso Frans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Pacifico, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Zdeněk Rokos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the game, Ricardo Raphael cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ildefonso Frans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

56 minutes into the match, Forza San Marino's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Xacintu came free, but Caledvwich Brahan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Pacifico in the 57th minute of play forced ATLETIC FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Frans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Raphael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ildefonso Frans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Javier Gervaso fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ATLETIC FC's protests and gave Javier Gervaso a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Javier Gervaso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anselmo Pacifico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ildefonso Frans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Forza San Marino booed when ATLETIC FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Gervaso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ATLETIC FC's goalkeeper Ildefonso Frans, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th minute Javier Gervaso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caledvwich Brahan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Ricardo Raphael notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of ATLETIC FC's Ildefonso Frans. Ildefonso Frans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimiro Burni got free with Caledvwich Brahan in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Forza San Marino's Caledvwich Brahan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Xacintu in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, ATLETIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Raphael came free, but Ildefonso Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ATLETIC FC's Ildefonso Frans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Pacifico in the 87th minute of play. Anselmo Pacifico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Frans having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Anselmo Pacifico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ildefonso Frans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anselmo Pacifico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ildefonso Frans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anselmo Pacifico blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ildefonso Frans having to make a save. When Anselmo Pacifico came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Forza San Marino 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 Anselmo Pacifico couldn't finish the play. There was no doubt that Forza San Marino were the better team. Forza San Marino's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.