League Play-Off

Luque
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eloy Garoa kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Fulgencio Moise took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Silvano Austin to make any attempt to save it. 11 minutes into the match, Luque AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Herminio Paulin came free, but Aureliano Faro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 15 minutes, Eloy Garoa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Potrero AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eloy Garoa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Herminio Paulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Aureliano Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herminio Paulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aureliano Faro having to interfere. Faustino Resto struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Silvano Austin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Luque AFC. Silvano Austin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Moise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Herminio Paulin put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Aureliano Faro. Aureliano Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Paulin in the 30th minute of play. After having played for 32 minutes, Denis Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Potrero AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Confesor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fulgencio Moise sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Faustino Resto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvano Austin came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Luque AFC's Faustino Resto. But to his dismay, Faustino Resto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Aureliano Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Paulin in the 49th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Luque AFC's Aureliano Faro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Garoa in the 56th minute of play. Faustino Resto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvano Austin having to interfere. Herminio Paulin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aureliano Faro having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Eloy Garoa put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Aureliano Faro. In the 74th minute, Potrero AFC's Eloy Garoa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. When Fulgencio Moise came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Luque AFC 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 Fulgencio Moise couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Herminio Paulin got free with Aureliano Faro in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silvano Austin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Moise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes of play, Luque AFC's Fulgencio Moise made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvano Austin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Silvano Austin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Resto, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ramon Darien's late challenge caught a Potrero AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramon Darien helped the player get up and apologised. After 97 played minutes Luque AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Darien. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.