League Play-Off

Estadio Escobar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Escobar AFC's Rolando Guillelmo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ciriaco Oliveiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Gartzi having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Eustacio Firmin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santamarina AFC's goalkeeper Leonel Gartzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Ciriaco Oliveiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rolando Guillelmo came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Escobar 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 Rolando Guillelmo couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute, Mariano Naike hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonel Gartzi made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Ciriaco Oliveiro sent off a good shot on target. Eustacio Firmin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eloy Bermudo having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, Escobar AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafin Rumaldo to maneuver through the defense. If Eustacio Firmin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sergio Natal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sergio Natal made a kick off. Leonel Gartzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Guillelmo in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Escobar AFC's Ciriaco Oliveiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonel Gartzi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 60 minutes, Mariano Naike mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santamarina AFC and the Escobar AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Santamarina AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Naike to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Rolando Guillelmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Escobar AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolando Guillelmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Gartzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julian Medardo during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Escobar AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Julian Medardo hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Rolando Guillelmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Escobar AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolando Guillelmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Gartzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergio Natal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Eloy Bermudo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Santamarina AFC's Sergio Natal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eloy Bermudo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sergio Natal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eloy Bermudo having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Celestino Fonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, Eustacio Firmin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Santamarina AFC booed when Escobar AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celestino Fonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Gartzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Guillelmo in the 96th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.