League Play-Off

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Circulo Deportivo's Kauan Fonseca 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kauan Fonseca in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jozef Volders prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Racinguista F.C's Aquiles Astigar got a free kick in the 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hélio Mattos got free with Jozef Volders in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 10th minute of the match Circulo Deportivo got a corner. Racinguista F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jimeno Dacio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Circulo Deportivo's Nestor-Raul Gorosito was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jozef Volders in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 12 minutes into the match, Circulo Deportivo's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Astigar came free, but Adan Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kauan Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jozef Volders having to interfere. Adan Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquiles Astigar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 18th minute of play forced Circulo Deportivo's goalkeeper Adan Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jozef Volders showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauan Fonseca in the 28th minute of the match. Racinguista F.C were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Circulo Deportivo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marco Jenaro took the corner. After taking down the ball on Racinguista F.C's corner Froilan Leoiar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adan Bernaldo quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Jenaro made a great header on Racinguista F.C's corner, it was just that Circulo Deportivo's Adan Bernaldo managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Circulo Deportivo booed when Racinguista F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustacio Rosario didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 43 minutes of play, Racinguista F.C's Hernan Beltza made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adan Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th match minute, Circulo Deportivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nestor-Raul Gorosito to maneuver through the defense. Adan Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 47th minute of play.

Lino Rios who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Adan Bernaldo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Circulo Deportivo's Adan Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernan Beltza in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Hernan Beltza reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adan Bernaldo. The goal made the score 0-2. Racinguista F.C's Justo Garaile was substituted for Aquiles Astigar. Adan Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Beltza in the 65th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Racinguista F.C's Adan Bernaldo threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eustacio Rosario, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Adan Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Beltza, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Hernan Beltza took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Adan Bernaldo to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Mattos in the 70th minute of play forced Racinguista F.C's goalkeeper Jozef Volders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kauan Fonseca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jozef Volders read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 76th minute, Lino Rios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adan Bernaldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Racinguista F.C made a substitution. Benjamin Salomon replaced Hernan Beltza. Adan Bernaldo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Racinguista F.C's Lino Rios shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. Adan Bernaldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Justo Garaile went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. The supporters of Racinguista F.C booed when Circulo Deportivo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor-Raul Gorosito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Racinguista F.C played a much better game than Circulo Deportivo and deserved their victory. The Circulo Deportivo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.