League Play-Off

Tala
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Urbano Rodriguez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Felix Canor charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Canor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tala FC! Tala FC:s Amadeo Oskitz showed great skill when he stopped Carolo Horado:s penalty. In the 10th minute of the match Desiderio Colon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amadeo Oskitz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jorge Txordon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amadeo Oskitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Txordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gaspar Umbruso fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tala FC's protests and gave Gaspar Umbruso a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Dolores FC booed when Tala FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Umbruso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urbano Rodriguez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Raimundo Fernendo came out and tried to block the shot, but Urbano Rodriguez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 20th minute. Tala FC's Adrian Raymundo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Dolores FC. After 28 played minutes Tala FC got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Umbruso. If Urbano Rodriguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urbano Rodriguez took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raimundo Fernendo. Raimundo Fernendo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Raimundo Fernendo made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Leo Petri sent off a good shot on target. Geronimo Evangelista's late challenge caught a Tala FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geronimo Evangelista helped the player get up and apologised. Urbano Rodriguez hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristobal Mark stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Tala FC's Adrian Raymundo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Jorge Txordon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Tala FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Gaspar Umbruso hit a great ball. Jorge Txordon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Oskitz having to interfere. Raimundo Fernendo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urbano Rodriguez went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. If Jorge Txordon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 67 minutes, Leo Petri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tala FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Petri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Urbano Rodriguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Leo Petri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Txordon might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amadeo Oskitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorge Txordon ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristobal Mark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Oskitz having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tala FC's zone, Jorge Txordon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeo Oskitz came out of the goal and Jorge Txordon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorge Txordon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Oskitz having to interfere. Tala FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Dolores FC for a fine match.