League Play-Off

Coleford Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alberto Suarez kicked off to start the match. Ladislao Corrales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Leguizamon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ladislao Corrales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Fernandez in the 8th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Libardo Sanchez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skipton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coleford the free kick. After a rather tough play, Skipton's Libardo Sanchez got a free kick in the 14th minute. Hugo Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ladislao Corrales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benji Pimentel made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Efrain Collado sent off a good shot on target. Ladislao Corrales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Leguizamon in the 29th minute of play. Libardo Sanchez was shown his second yellow card after 31 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Libardo Sanchez hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. A collision led to Skipton getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Rony Leguizamon hit a great ball. Rony Leguizamon kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Skipton's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Armando Vinosis was slow to take the kick. During this time Coleford's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Alberto Suarez advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 39th minute. Alberto Suarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Benji Pimentel made a huge save. If Efrain Collado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benji Pimentel made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Efrain Collado sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hugo Fernandez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Skipton got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Parada. Rony Leguizamon struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Ladislao Corrales didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skipton. Ladislao Corrales acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 62nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Agustin Alfaro. Efrain Collado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Benji Pimentel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th match minute, Skipton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilber Villalobos to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 72 minutes, Efrain Collado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coleford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Efrain Collado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ladislao Corrales made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Hugo Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. Efrain Collado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efrain Collado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benji Pimentel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Collado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benji Pimentel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Suarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Rony Leguizamon charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rony Leguizamon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st minute, Rony Leguizamon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Coleford's Efrain Collado, in the 92nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Coleford. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Coleford fans cheered their team off the field, for while Skipton had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.