League Play-Off

Animán
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Constantino Esdras kicked off to start the match. Ivan Grabiel charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Grabiel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Ivan Grabiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Jorrin in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Modesto Bernaldo saved Crazy 88 from getting behind. Constantino Esdras scored 2-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnoldo Geofredo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Real Deseado AFC's Arnoldo Geofredo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Real Deseado AFC from getting a goal against them. Modesto Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidio Saturnin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Raul Jorrin hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Constantino Esdras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Real Deseado AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Grabiel came free, but Arnoldo Geofredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Estefan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Raul Jorrin made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Crazy 88 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Bernal to maneuver through the defense. Real Deseado AFC's Arnaldo Baudelio couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Crazy 88. Hugo Errando hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61stth minute of the game Constantino Esdras who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Deseado AFC's Arnoldo Geofredo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jimeno Rodriguez hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 68 played minutes, Crazy 88's Tiburcio Bernal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnoldo Geofredo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Crazy 88 reached it. The audience was convinced that Constantino Esdras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Geofredo was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Arnoldo Geofredo came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Crazy 88's Constantino Esdras. But to his dismay, Constantino Esdras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 82 minutes into the game, Jimeno Rodriguez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Deseado AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crazy 88 the free kick. In the 82nd minute, Jimeno Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Constantino Esdras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoldo Geofredo. Real Deseado AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Constantino Esdras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After 92 minutes of play, Crazy 88's Constantino Esdras made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnoldo Geofredo was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that Crazy 88 were the better team. Crazy 88's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.