League Play-Off

Pedro A. Troglio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Zacarias Manilan made the kick off and thus started the match. When Eustaquio Maties fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BORUSSIA PUMA's protests and gave Eustaquio Maties a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 8 minutes, Zacarias Manilan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 21 Rinaudo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Manilan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zacarias Manilan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Samuel Thomas 14 minutes into the match. Zacarias Manilan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, BORUSSIA PUMA's Artemio Frederico got a free kick in the 19th minute. Zacarias Manilan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zacarias Manilan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Samuel Thomas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Erubiel Abancens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Samuel Thomas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in BORUSSIA PUMA's zone, Zacarias Manilan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Thomas came out of the goal and Zacarias Manilan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samuel Thomas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zacarias Manilan went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute Victoriano Illan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Loramendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 36 minutes, Erubiel Abancens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 21 Rinaudo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erubiel Abancens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BORUSSIA PUMA's Samuel Thomas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarias Manilan in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind BORUSSIA PUMA's goalkeeper Samuel Thomas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pablo Loramendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evelio Orlandus, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Zacarias Manilan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 21 Rinaudo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Manilan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuel Thomas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zacarias Manilan's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. 21 Rinaudo FC's Jeremias Guillelme got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Evelio Orlandus made the kick off in the second half. Samuel Thomas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Manilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Victoriano Illan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Pablo Loramendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremias Guillelme kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. When Victoriano Illan came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the BORUSSIA PUMA 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 Victoriano Illan couldn't finish the play. Zacarias Manilan struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Samuel Thomas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 21 Rinaudo FC. If Jeremias Guillelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zacarias Manilan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Thomas having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Zacarias Manilan 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. In the 80thth minute of the game Zacarias Manilan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BORUSSIA PUMA's Samuel Thomas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in BORUSSIA PUMA's zone, Jeremias Guillelme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Thomas came out of the goal and Jeremias Guillelme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Evelio Orlandus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 Rinaudo FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.