League Play-Off

Dartford
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelo Corpeño started the match with the kick off. Marcelo Corpeño sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marcelo Corpeño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Hector Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 15 minutes, Hector Santana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shepshed and the Dartford players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes Shepshed got a freekick which was hit by Hector Santana. Cristian Verdugo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 16th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Salvador Renderos. In the 18thth minute of the game Manuel Corpeño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dartford's Guillermo Cortez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Pedrozo in the 19th minute of play forced Dartford's goalkeeper Guillermo Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexis Fuentes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Verdugo having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Shepshed's Hector Santana got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Alexis Fuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Cristian Verdugo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Shepshed getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Misael Velis hit a great ball. A collision led to Shepshed getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hector Santana hit a great ball. Cristian Verdugo made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Alexis Fuentes sent off a good shot on target. Marcelo Corpeño sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes in the game, Marcelo Corpeño fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cristian Verdugo having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Corpeño was the one to do the kick off. Manuel Corpeño sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Guillermo Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Corpeño in the 56th minute of play. If Richard Pedrozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guillermo Cortez came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Shepshed's Richard Pedrozo. But to his dismay, Richard Pedrozo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Manuel Corpeño recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Richard Pedrozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Richard Pedrozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guillermo Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Corpeño, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Dartford's Marcelo Corpeño sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Verdugo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Corpeño received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Guillermo Cortez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Oscar Bentos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.