League Play-Off

Invernadas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julio Asteri kicked off to start the match. Invernadas AFC's Victor Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Asteri in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Anga FC booed when Invernadas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Bartolome didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anga FC's Evelio Iraunkor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Anga FC from getting a goal against them. When Bernardino Arnau fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Invernadas AFC's protests and gave Bernardino Arnau a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th match minute, Invernadas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardino Arnau to maneuver through the defense. Gaspar Salvadore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Victor Heli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Siro Silviano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Evelio Iraunkor. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Anga FC's Evelio Iraunkor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siro Silviano in the 18th minute of play. Gaspar Salvadore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julio Asteri in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Heli saved Invernadas AFC from getting behind. 28 minutes into the game, Silvano Ederono was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Invernadas AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Anga FC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Invernadas AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! After a defensive mix-up in Anga FC's zone, Siro Silviano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evelio Iraunkor came out of the goal and Siro Silviano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Salvadore in the 44th minute of play forced Invernadas AFC's goalkeeper Victor Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Asteri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 minutes of play, Anga FC's Julio Asteri made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Heli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Siro Silviano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Celso Loi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anga FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Invernadas AFC the free kick. In the 55th minute, Celso Loi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victor Heli didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 64th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. After a rather tough play, Invernadas AFC's Bernardo Cisco got a free kick in the 71st minute. With his leg Victor Heli managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Anga FC's Gaspar Salvadore fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marciano Bartolome received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Evelio Iraunkor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siro Silviano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Invernadas AFC's Siro Silviano got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Julio Asteri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Invernadas AFC's Victor Heli got control of the ball when Gaspar Salvadore tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Silviano in the 93rd minute of play forced Anga FC's goalkeeper Evelio Iraunkor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Siro Silviano came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Invernadas AFC 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 Siro Silviano couldn't finish the play. The Anga FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Anga FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.