League Play-Off

Hemel Hempstead
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th match minute, Hemel Hempstead City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Guerrero to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in March's zone, Jhonnatan Granados stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sarbelio Navas came out of the goal and Jhonnatan Granados tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to March getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ramon Llorente hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match March got a corner. Hemel Hempstead City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jaime Velis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jaime Velis made a great header on March's corner, it was just that Hemel Hempstead City's Oscar Mendoza managed to reach the ball for a save. When Julio Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the March 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 Julio Ruiz couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the game, March's Wilmer Pacheco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar Mendoza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Wilmer Pacheco struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Oscar Mendoza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for March. Julio Ruiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Ruiz took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oscar Mendoza. Oscar Mendoza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Oscar Mendoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilmer Pacheco in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, March was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Olmedo to maneuver through the defense. When Wilmer Pacheco came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the March 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 Wilmer Pacheco couldn't finish the play. Julio Ruiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Oscar Mendoza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauro Galeas to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Ruiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Mendoza having to interfere. A collision led to March getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Daniel Vinosis hit a great ball. Oscar Mendoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilmer Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Mendoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilmer Pacheco in the 68th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Jhonnatan Granados left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hemel Hempstead City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 82nd match minute, March was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilmer Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. Ramon Llorente charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Llorente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th match minute, March was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Llorente to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Alexis Uranga sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and March's Sarbelio Navas didn't even have to move. Sarbelio Navas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Galeas in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute Wilmer Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Mendoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilmer Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Oscar Mendoza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hemel Hempstead City's zone, Julio Ruiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Mendoza came out of the goal and Julio Ruiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carmelo Collado hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded March left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hemel Hempstead City.