League Play-Off

Espora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erasmo Jakes kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Espora's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Jakes came free, but Ulises Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonides Feliz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Osmundo in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Vedia's Apolo Valente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ulises Manny narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Victorio Reno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonides Feliz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Espora's Victorio Reno got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leonides Feliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorio Reno in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Apolo Valente notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Espora's Ulises Manny. Ulises Manny was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Vedia's zone, Victorio Reno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonides Feliz came out of the goal and Victorio Reno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 31 minutes of play, Vedia's Erasmo Jakes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulises Manny was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Victorio Reno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Espora's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Jakes came free, but Ulises Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erasmo Jakes took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulises Manny. Ulises Manny dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victorio Reno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lisandro Gutierrez kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Lorenzo Asteri struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Leonides Feliz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espora. In the 59th minute, Feliciano Inguma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vedia's Faustino Vimaro suffered a sore thigh after 62 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Pedro Osmundo's late challenge caught a Vedia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Osmundo helped the player get up and apologised. After 63 played minutes Espora got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Osmundo. Leonides Feliz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Osmundo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pedro Osmundo came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Espora 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 Pedro Osmundo couldn't finish the play. Victorio Reno scored 1-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonides Feliz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Osmundo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonides Feliz having to interfere. Vedia's Leonides Feliz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Reno in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Espora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Reno to maneuver through the defense. Apolo Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Osmundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Leonides Feliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.