League Play-Off

Jose amalfitani
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Velez sarsfield's Tobias Geleberto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ediberto Righi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qin Kun Xi in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Qin Kun Xi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ediberto Righi. lןןl La Coconeta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qin Kun Xi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Qin Kun Xi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute Qin Kun Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ediberto Righi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ediberto Righi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qin Kun Xi in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tobias Geleberto got free with Ediberto Righi in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 31 minutes lןןl La Coconeta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabio Regis who took care of the corner kick. Robustiano Peyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Frechoso having to interfere. Ediberto Righi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qin Kun Xi in the 36th minute of play. Narciso Frechoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Enrique in the 39th minute of the match. lןןl La Coconeta's Ediberto Righi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qin Kun Xi in the 45th minute of play. Narciso Frechoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Luis Sánchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Luis Sánchez to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, lןןl La Coconeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Mikelar to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Regis in the 53rd minute of play forced lןןl La Coconeta's goalkeeper Ediberto Righi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Qin Kun Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ediberto Righi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ediberto Righi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Geleberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Fabio Regis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd match minute, Velez sarsfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Regis to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qin Kun Xi in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ediberto Righi saved lןןl La Coconeta from getting behind. In the 67th minute Alejo Larra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ediberto Righi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Ramiro Enrique managed to get in a good position for a shot. lןןl La Coconeta's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramiro Enrique was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narciso Frechoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. lןןl La Coconeta made a substitution. Nicolás Domingo replaced Guido Alvarenga. The audience was convinced that Qin Kun Xi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ediberto Righi was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 77 minutes into the match, lןןl La Coconeta's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Geleberto came free, but Ediberto Righi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josemir Lujambio got free with Narciso Frechoso in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute Josemir Lujambio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Frechoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match, José Luis Sánchez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Narciso Frechoso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Josemir Lujambio came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the lןןl La Coconeta 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 Josemir Lujambio couldn't finish the play. The lןןl La Coconeta fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when lןןl La Coconeta's Josemir Lujambio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. lןןl La Coconeta had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.