League Play-Off

Tinogasta
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Higinio Emenon started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ruben Jakobe struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Cristo Sabino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Obraje AFC. If Aureliano Obeko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Obraje AFC's zone, Higinio Emenon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Salomone came out of the goal and Higinio Emenon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabian Gabon during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of Obraje AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tinogasta AFC:s goal. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Tinogasta AFC. Freddy Bihar stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sebastian Salomone. 1-0. The supporters of Tinogasta AFC booed when Obraje AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atilano Hondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tinogasta AFC's Higinio Emenon got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aureliano Obeko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sebastian Salomone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Jakobe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Sabino having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Tinogasta AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eustacio Ebardo came free, but Cristo Sabino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 played minutes, Obraje AFC's Tobias Lauro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristo Sabino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Obraje AFC reached it. Aureliano Obeko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Salomone having to interfere. Higinio Emenon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Salomone having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eustacio Ebardo to make the kick off. Sebastian Salomone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Obeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Salomone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Higinio Emenon's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Higinio Emenon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, Higinio Emenon notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Obraje AFC's Sebastian Salomone. Sebastian Salomone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tinogasta AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Ruben Jakobe scored to the left of an out of position Cristo Sabino, making the score, 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Higinio Emenon in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebastian Salomone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Higinio Emenon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tinogasta AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Emenon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Salomone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Tinogasta AFC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Octavio Veto hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Higinio Emenon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Salomone was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Tinogasta AFC's Cristo Sabino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Ebardo in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute of the match Urbano Veronica sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sebastian Salomone skillfully saved the ball. Obraje AFC's Sebastian Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Obeko in the 96th minute of play.