League Play-Off

Oiketicus Kirbyi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Blai Cruz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Punta Alvear from getting a goal against them. Blai Cruz might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Venancio Oto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Blai Cruz ran back to his position shaking his head. Venancio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blai Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ferreira in the 21st minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Venancio Oto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sepp Maier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Frichoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venancio Oto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blai Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Heriberto in the 31st minute of play forced Iluminados por El Sensei's goalkeeper Sepp Maier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sepp Maier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Heriberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Iluminados por El Sensei's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Heriberto came free, but Sepp Maier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venancio Oto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blai Cruz in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Iluminados por El Sensei getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Cristian Ferreira hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Inocencio Frichoso in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sepp Maier saved Iluminados por El Sensei from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, Iluminados por El Sensei's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Eleazar came free, but Sepp Maier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sepp Maier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Heriberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Punta Alvear from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Iluminados por El Sensei made a substitution. Arnoldo Eleder replaced Blai Cruz. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Inocencio Frichoso to make the kick off. Venancio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Iluminados por El Sensei's goalkeeper Sepp Maier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Inocencio Frichoso's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Sepp Maier skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 60th match minute, Iluminados por El Sensei was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Eleder in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Sotero in the 68th minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Venancio Oto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Punta Alvear's Sepp Maier threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ermegildo Heriberto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Sotero in the 71st minute of play. Venancio Oto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Cordaryal, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Eleder notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto. Venancio Oto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A nice corner shot did that Edelmiro Veremundo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sepp Maier quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 81st minute, Cristian Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Venancio Oto was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Bogdan Gopov hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Venancio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Iluminados por El Sensei's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Heriberto came free, but Sepp Maier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Arnoldo Eleder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Oto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Arnoldo Eleder left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Iluminados por El Sensei fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Ferreira in the 97th minute of play. Iluminados por El Sensei's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.