League Play-Off

Hadleigh
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Prado got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Hadleigh AFC booed when Club de Futbol San Miguel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benji Mora didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Hadleigh AFC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Cesar Bonilla hit a great ball. Francisco Villanueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklin Bran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesar Bonilla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Francisco Villanueva made a huge save. Francisco Villanueva made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Avilio Salinas sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Ramos in the 10th minute of play forced Club de Futbol San Miguel's goalkeeper Francisco Villanueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Club de Futbol San Miguel's Francisco Villanueva got control of the ball when Cesar Bonilla tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Club de Futbol San Miguel's Christian Prado in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hadleigh AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 16 played minutes, Club de Futbol San Miguel's Benji Mora shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alejandro Quintanilla came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Club de Futbol San Miguel reached it. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Christian Prado put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alejandro Quintanilla. After some careless play in the Hadleigh AFC defense, Christian Prado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejandro Quintanilla. The Hadleigh AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejandro Quintanilla should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cesar Bonilla got free with Francisco Villanueva in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Molina hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jairo Oporto during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club de Futbol San Miguel getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jairo Oporto hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Benji Mora was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club de Futbol San Miguel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hadleigh AFC the free kick. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Club de Futbol San Miguel! With a little luck, Club de Futbol San Miguel's Francisco Villanueva got control of the ball when Avilio Salinas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alejandro Quintanilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Prado in the 42nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Club de Futbol San Miguel's Francisco Villanueva got control of the ball when Cesar Bonilla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franklin Bran to make the kick off. Club de Futbol San Miguel's Jairo Oporto got his second yellow card of the match in the 51st minute. The referee ordered Jairo Oporto off the ground. Jairo Oporto hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Benji Mora got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Danilo Villarreal took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Villanueva. Francisco Villanueva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Francisco Villanueva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Bonilla in the 79th minute of play. Francisco Villanueva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesar Bonilla went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. After 83 played minutes Club de Futbol San Miguel got a freekick which was hit by Abraham Flores. In the 85th minute Franklin Bran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Villanueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Villanueva came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Hadleigh AFC's Avilio Salinas. But to his dismay, Avilio Salinas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Ionică Hrib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 96 minutes, Max Rivero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club de Futbol San Miguel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Max Rivero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.