League Play-Off

Makallé
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nereo Birjaio kicked off to start the match. Makallé AFC's Cesar Llorian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Mikeldi in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Rene Kaiet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sempiterno FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Makallé AFC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sempiterno FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Bruno Hug placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Cesar Llorian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Abeita in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Birjaio in the 15th minute of play forced Sempiterno FC's goalkeeper Cleto Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The nice shot from Modesto Nofre in the 16thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Cleto Mergildo had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Cleto Mergildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Birjaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cleto Mergildo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Modesto Nofre in the 25th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Sempiterno FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Kaiet to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Eutropio made in the 39th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Julian Birila. In the 42nd minute, Makallé AFC's Jairo Leheren seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jairo Leheren the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Makallé AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jairo Leheren had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Makallé AFC! Leonides Iturri took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cesar Llorian. Cesar Llorian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Cleto Mergildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Nofre in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Nofre in the 55th minute of play forced Sempiterno FC's goalkeeper Cleto Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Sempiterno FC's goal looked a bit too open when Modesto Nofre came free, but Cleto Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sempiterno FC's attentive Victorino Kaxen managed to snatch the ball when Dionisio Ladio made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Felipe Abeita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesar Llorian having to interfere. Cesar Llorian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Abeita in the 76th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the game, Makallé AFC's Modesto Nofre nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cleto Mergildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.