League Play-Off

Tapso
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Chañaritos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Mateus to maneuver through the defense. Chañaritos's Benedicto Giraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Mendiko in the 4th minute of play. Emanuel Abajas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benedicto Giraldo came out and tried to block the shot, but Emanuel Abajas slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Benedicto Giraldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximino Mendiko's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Emanuel Abajas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 11 minutes into the game, Maximino Mendiko recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benedicto Giraldo. Maximino Mendiko showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Emanuel Abajas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Giraldo having to interfere. Maximino Mendiko might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benedicto Giraldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximino Mendiko ran back to his position shaking his head. Tapso FC's Maximino Mendiko got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuel Abajas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teobaldo Cugat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolando Fanuco having to interfere. Rolando Fanuco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Cugat in the 42nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno Koldo during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bruno Koldo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Chañaritos's zone, Maximino Mendiko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benedicto Giraldo came out of the goal and Maximino Mendiko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 48th minute, Alejo Milian fired a really elegant long shot, but Benedicto Giraldo threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

52 minutes into the game, Bruno Koldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Benedicto Giraldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 62 minutes into the match, Maximino Mendiko notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Chañaritos's Benedicto Giraldo. Benedicto Giraldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximino Mendiko in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benedicto Giraldo saved Chañaritos from getting behind. Rolando Fanuco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobaldo Cugat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Teobaldo Cugat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benedicto Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Abajas in the 84th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Chañaritos's goal looked a bit too open when Maximino Mendiko came free, but Benedicto Giraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Emanuel Abajas came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Tapso 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 Emanuel Abajas couldn't finish the play. Emanuel Abajas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Giraldo having to interfere. Tapso FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.