League Play-Off

TITANS ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pancho Llorca started the match with the kick off. When Auckland Titans FC's Orlando Ucero in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villarroya De Los Pinares's goalie prevented a goal. Feliciano Campomanes struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Vergaray Castelao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Auckland Titans FC. After 22 minutes, Ferran Leyva made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Villarroya De Los Pinares's Vergaray Castelao tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Severo Phelipe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pancho Llorca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ferran Leyva sped through Villarroya De Los Pinares's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vergaray Castelao. If Pancho Llorca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 minutes Villarroya De Los Pinares's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ferran Leyva who took care of the corner kick. Pancho Llorca kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Orlando Ucero made the kick off in the second half. Vergaray Castelao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Ucero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Ferran Leyva got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vergaray Castelao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tavio Prieto in the 59th minute of the match. Ferran Leyva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Vergaray Castelao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vergaray Castelao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tavio Prieto went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 74th minute, Ferran Leyva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vergaray Castelao was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After a rather tough play, Villarroya De Los Pinares's Aurelio Ortiz got a free kick in the 79th minute. When Cristofer Mata fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villarroya De Los Pinares's protests and gave Cristofer Mata a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Villarroya De Los Pinares fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! Vergaray Castelao went to the wrong direction when Ferran Leyva was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After 87 played minutes Villarroya De Los Pinares got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Ortiz. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Orlando Ucero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Auckland Titans FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Orlando Ucero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vergaray Castelao breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Orlando Ucero scored 6-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vergaray Castelao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tavio Prieto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vergaray Castelao having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Auckland Titans FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.