League Play-Off

Estadio Morteros
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Remigio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fernando Remigio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 8 minutes into the game, Fabian Gentza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Morteros AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venancio the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Morteros AFC's zone, Placido Tartalo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cirilo Romano came out of the goal and Placido Tartalo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Remigio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the match, Teodosio Roldan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Morteros AFC's Cirilo Romano. Cirilo Romano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cirilo Romano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Tartalo in the 22nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Teodosio Roldan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venancio's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodosio Roldan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cirilo Romano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Morteros AFC's Feliciano Rencio got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Hilario Llin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eulalio Natanael, 1-1. Teodosio Roldan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Placido Tartalo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cirilo Romano was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Feliciano Rencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernando Remigio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Placido Tartalo was the one to do the kick off. If Feliciano Rencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cirilo Romano was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Placido Tartalo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Placido Tartalo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Feliciano Rencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Eulalio Natanael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Remigio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Natanael having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Feliciano Rencio made a precise shot to the right of Eulalio Natanael. Venancio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 67 minutes into the match, Venancio's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Rencio came free, but Eulalio Natanael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Morteros AFC's Cirilo Romano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Tartalo in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Placido Tartalo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cirilo Romano, 2-3. Cirilo Romano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Tartalo in the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Venancio getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Jonatan Llorenc hit a great ball. After 87 played minutes, Morteros AFC's Isaias Lorencio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eulalio Natanael 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 Morteros AFC reached it. When the final whistle went the supporters of Venancio were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Morteros AFC side.