League Play-Off

Melissa Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Donato Nayely received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Florentino Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, one of Templarios FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Tallia in the 13th minute of play forced Templarios FC's goalkeeper Florentino Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Gaur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Florentino Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Petronila AFC's Ruperto Iratze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Blai in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Oscar Blai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templarios FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Gaur in the 21st minute of play forced Templarios FC's goalkeeper Florentino Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel Guillem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruperto Iratze read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Templarios FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Gaur came free, but Florentino Valente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Victorio Gabirel notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Templarios FC's Florentino Valente. Florentino Valente was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Israel Guillem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ruperto Iratze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 played minutes Petronila AFC got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Salvadore. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oscar Blai to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Templarios FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Chinto to maneuver through the defense. When Donato Nayely came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Petronila 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 Donato Nayely couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Templarios FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Carolo Fraco hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute of the match, Donato Nayely tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Florentino Valente saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Blai in the 72nd minute of play forced Petronila AFC's goalkeeper Ruperto Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruperto Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Guillem in the 75th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavino Leoncio during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Templarios FC booed when Petronila AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavino Leoncio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Israel Guillem came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Templarios FC 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 Israel Guillem couldn't finish the play. Carolo Fraco hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Florentino Valente was a little too slow when Donato Nayely got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 2-2. With a little luck, Templarios FC's Florentino Valente got control of the ball when Victorio Gabirel tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Templarios FC's Florentino Valente got control of the ball when Lino Gaur tried to sneak it across the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.