League Play-Off

West Drayton
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benji Guardado got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, West Drayton United's Selvin Villarreal made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Libardo Galeas was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustin Sanchez in the 7th minute of play forced Santa Tecla F.C.'s goalkeeper Libardo Galeas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Madariaga during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Manuel Madariaga kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Manuel Madariaga got his second yellow card in the match during the 12th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 13 played minutes West Drayton United got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Madariaga. Benji Guardado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raúl Villacorta having to interfere. Benji Guardado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raúl Villacorta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Benji Guardado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Raúl Villacorta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Selvin Villarreal struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Libardo Galeas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for West Drayton United. Agustin Sanchez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Libardo Galeas made a huge save. After having played for 30 minutes, Benji Guardado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Tecla F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Benji Guardado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Santa Tecla F.C. defense, Selvin Villarreal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Libardo Galeas. The Santa Tecla F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Libardo Galeas should have stopped the shot. Paolo Suarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raúl Villacorta having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benji Guardado in the 41st minute of play forced West Drayton United's goalkeeper Raúl Villacorta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paolo Suarez struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Raúl Villacorta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Tecla F.C.. Selvin Villarreal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raúl Villacorta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benji Guardado, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Agustin Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Libardo Galeas having to interfere. West Drayton United's Raúl Villacorta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save West Drayton United from getting a goal against them. When Santa Tecla F.C.'s Benji Guardado in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye West Drayton United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 61st minute, Benji Guardado fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Raúl Villacorta, passed just outside the right post. In the 62nd minute, Agustin Sanchez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute of the match Misael Salinas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Raúl Villacorta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Benji Guardado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 67th minute Benji Guardado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Villacorta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, West Drayton United's goal looked a bit too open when Benji Guardado came free, but Raúl Villacorta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Santa Tecla F.C.'s Primitivo Ribeiro got a free kick in the 76th minute. Selvin Villarreal charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Selvin Villarreal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to West Drayton United getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Selvin Villarreal hit a great ball. Paolo Suarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Raúl Villacorta made a huge save. Primitivo Alas charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Primitivo Alas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Primitivo Alas hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Benji Guardado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Villacorta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benji Guardado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Suarez got free with Raúl Villacorta in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Nicolás Renderos notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Santa Tecla F.C.'s Libardo Galeas. Libardo Galeas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Santa Tecla F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.