League Play-Off

Estadio Esperanza
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. Israel Vasco started the match with the kick off. Lino Quentin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcial Tartalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bernardo Mazuste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Vasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes, Geronimo Oier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALL STAR SCHUN and the Stayle AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ALL STAR SCHUN getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Geronimo Oier hit a great ball. Israel Vasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Bernardo Mazuste tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardo Mazuste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Medero in the 17th minute of play. Stayle AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marcial Tartalo 21 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Maximo Medero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Bernardo Mazuste tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Israel Vasco in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Mazuste prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Javier Jesco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Quentin having to interfere. After 40 minutes, Anier Salvadore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALL STAR SCHUN and the Stayle AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ALL STAR SCHUN getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Anier Salvadore hit a great ball. After having played for 46 minutes, Marcial Tartalo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALL STAR SCHUN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcial Tartalo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcial Tartalo to make the kick off. Javier Jesco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Stayle AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcial Tartalo came free, but Lino Quentin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Javier Jesco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALL STAR SCHUN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Marcial Tartalo put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lino Quentin. During the 70th minute of the match Geronimo Oier completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Geronimo Oier a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, ALL STAR SCHUN's Geronimo Oier got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Stayle AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Millrick to maneuver through the defense. Javier Jesco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Javier Jesco scored 4-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lino Quentin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute, Igor Xabel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Javier Jesco struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Lino Quentin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ALL STAR SCHUN. After 98 minutes of play, Stayle AFC's Maximo Medero made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Mazuste was left in no man's land by his defense there! ALL STAR SCHUN were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Stayle AFC for a fine match.