League Play-Off

Estadio Aive
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gabriel-Omar Batistuta made the kick off and thus started the match. Reynaldo Maldonado hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Garland Sampson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batistuta in the 16th minute of play. Baltasar Garaile might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernando Monetti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baltasar Garaile ran back to his position shaking his head. Carlsen's Rufus Carter quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Reynaldo Maldonado, made in the 35th minute of the game. Baltasar Garaile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Aive AFC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Constantino Isaio hit a great ball. Jairo Markel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Fernando Monetti made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jairo Markel to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Jairo Markel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Monetti was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. When Gabriel-Omar Batistuta fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carlsen's protests and gave Gabriel-Omar Batistuta a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Carlsen's Gabriel-Omar Batistuta got a free kick in the 58th minute. Jairo Markel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aive AFC's Leon Crispo was substituted for Jairo Markel. 65 minutes into the game, Esteve Guillelme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carlsen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aive AFC the free kick. In the 76th minute, Rufus Carter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonifacio Cedro's late challenge caught a Carlsen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bonifacio Cedro helped the player get up and apologised. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Carlsen's Esteve Guillelme got a free kick in the 90th minute. Carlsen succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Aive AFC had controlled the match.