League Play-Off

Toba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eloy Carlomagno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Toba's Bartolo Blai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Gurutz in the 4th minute of play. 4 minutes into the game, Filomeno Ignatius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Toba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tortuguitas AFC the free kick. The supporters of Tortuguitas AFC booed when Toba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filomeno Ignatius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elvio Tome hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Iker Seguinus acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tiburcio Bastia. In the 9th minute, Marcelo Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 10 minutes, Eloy Carlomagno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Toba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eloy Carlomagno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcial Ascencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Bartolo Blai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Marcial Ascencio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tortuguitas AFC's Iker Seguinus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Tortuguitas AFC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Gregorio Gurutz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tortuguitas AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregorio Gurutz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Blai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bartolo Blai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Rosario, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Carlomagno in the 31st minute of play forced Tortuguitas AFC's goalkeeper Iker Seguinus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toba's Bartolo Blai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Ascencio in the 37th minute of play. Marcial Ascencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Blai having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcial Ascencio was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Marcial Ascencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tortuguitas AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcial Ascencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartolo Blai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Tortuguitas AFC booed when Toba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Eneas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bartolo Blai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregorio Gurutz in the 58th minute. If Gregorio Gurutz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Toba getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Fulgencio Gorri hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Marcial Ascencio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartolo Blai was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Marcial Ascencio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Bartolo Blai made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Gregorio Gurutz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tortuguitas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Gregorio Gurutz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 86th minute. Tortuguitas AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gregorio Gurutz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gregorio Gurutz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Marcelino Abecia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tortuguitas AFC played a much better game than Toba and deserved their victory. The Toba players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.