League Play-Off

Melissa Arena
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oscar Blai got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Blai in the 4th minute of play forced Falda's goalkeeper Bernabe Dei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Israel Guillem made a precise shot to the right of Bernabe Dei. Falda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Templarios FC's Florentino Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Shepherd in the 10th minute of play. Florentino Valente came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Falda's Hipolito Lando. But to his dismay, Hipolito Lando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 20 minutes into the match, Falda's goalkeeper Bernabe Dei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Israel Guillem. When Placido Firman fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Falda's protests and gave Placido Firman a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Falda getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Placido Firman hit a great ball. Oscar Blai 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. Templarios FC's Florentino Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Lando in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Laureano Donostia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Templarios FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Falda the free kick. In the 31st minute, Laureano Donostia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Templarios FC's Florentino Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Lando in the 34th minute of play. Leonel Shepherd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Florentino Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Templarios FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Lando came free, but Florentino Valente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Templarios FC's zone, Hipolito Lando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentino Valente came out of the goal and Hipolito Lando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Fulgencio Abarca kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Falda's goalkeeper Bernabe Dei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 56 played minutes Falda got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Shepherd. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Guillem in the 59th minute of play forced Falda's goalkeeper Bernabe Dei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Carolo Fraco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, Jose Castel sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Florentino Valente threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Jose Castel this time. A collision led to Templarios FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jacobo Chinto hit a great ball. When Hipolito Lando came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Falda 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 Hipolito Lando couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Templarios FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Cesar Ihazintu hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Templarios FC's zone, Hipolito Lando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentino Valente came out of the goal and Hipolito Lando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Templarios FC's Florentino Valente got control of the ball when Leonel Shepherd tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Templarios FC's Florentino Valente got control of the ball when Leonel Shepherd tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hipolito Lando might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florentino Valente. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hipolito Lando ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Florentino Valente managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Falda's Leonel Shepherd fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Templarios FC's Florentino Valente proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Templarios FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonel Shepherd got free with Florentino Valente in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oscar Blai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Bernabe Dei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvio Ihintza kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. If Leonel Shepherd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.