League Play-Off

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Korhan Türkol made the kick off and thus started the match. Emil Sidor was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Mai Hong Zhen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mai Hong Zhen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Mai Hong Zhen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Emil Sidor made a huge save. 10 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Mai Hong Zhen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emil Sidor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Torres in the 12th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Paolo Urko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mai Hong Zhen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Emil Sidor made a huge save. Tiemblen Zurdos's Emil Sidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Hong Zhen in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mai Hong Zhen in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Sidor saved Tiemblen Zurdos from getting behind. Anacleto Orixe made in the 24th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Casimiro Venceslas however managed to control. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramon Fresco got free with Emil Sidor in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute, Mai Hong Zhen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Sidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiemblen Zurdos's goalkeeper Emil Sidor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Mai Hong Zhen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emil Sidor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Freddy Goren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Paolo Urko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Fabian Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Urko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Tiemblen Zurdos's Gilberto Ortzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paolo Urko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Freddy Goren was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mai Hong Zhen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emil Sidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Paolo Urko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Ortzi in the 55th minute. In the 56th match minute, Tiemblen Zurdos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Orixe to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Tiemblen Zurdos's Everardo Ledesma got a free kick in the 57th minute. Korhan Türkol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Sidor having to interfere. Tiemblen Zurdos's Emil Sidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Hong Zhen in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute of the match, Freddy Goren tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paolo Urko saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiemblen Zurdos's goalkeeper Emil Sidor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Mai Hong Zhen 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. Emil Sidor came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Mai Hong Zhen. But to his dismay, Mai Hong Zhen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tiemblen Zurdos had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.