League Play-Off

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Naldo Cerezo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Leonel Sendoa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Patagonicos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Sendoa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leopoldo Lop breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Patagonicos FC's zone, Mauricio Rodas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marian Cazacu came out of the goal and Mauricio Rodas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo Cerezo in the 6th minute of play forced GRINGO FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lop to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the GRINGO FC defense, Naldo Cerezo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leopoldo Lop. The GRINGO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leopoldo Lop should have stopped the shot. Fabian Polo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Marian Cazacu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marian Cazacu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anier Selatse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mauricio Rodas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marian Cazacu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anier Selatse in the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Patagonicos FC's Saba Gentiletti got a free kick in the 15th minute. Freddy Fanuco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marian Cazacu having to make a save. When Anier Selatse in the 20th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Marian Cazacu kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. With a little luck, Patagonicos FC's Marian Cazacu got control of the ball when Fabian Polo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, GRINGO FC's Fabian Polo made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marian Cazacu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marian Cazacu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Selatse, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Marian Cazacu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anier Selatse went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute Leonel Sendoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Lop saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saba Gentiletti charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saba Gentiletti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Patagonicos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saba Gentiletti to maneuver through the defense. When Martin Starý came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the GRINGO FC 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 Martin Starý couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind GRINGO FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lop, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Polo in the 52nd minute of play forced Patagonicos FC's goalkeeper Marian Cazacu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GRINGO FC's Fabian Polo got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind GRINGO FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lop, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th match minute, Patagonicos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Sendoa to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Anier Selatse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Cazacu was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. With his leg Leopoldo Lop managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Patagonicos FC's Leonel Sendoa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Ryszard Nalaskowski came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the GRINGO FC 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 Ryszard Nalaskowski couldn't finish the play. Venancio Leocadio kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Venancio Leocadio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 74 minutes, Adrian Hegoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GRINGO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrian Hegoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patagonicos FC's Marian Cazacu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Rodas in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Anier Selatse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Cazacu was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Anier Selatse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marian Cazacu. Patagonicos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anier Selatse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Patagonicos FC made a substitution. Samuel Santio replaced Federico Mel. After some careless play in the Patagonicos FC defense, Freddy Fanuco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marian Cazacu. The Patagonicos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marian Cazacu should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the game, GRINGO FC's Anier Selatse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marian Cazacu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. Marian Cazacu came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by GRINGO FC's Anier Selatse. But to his dismay, Anier Selatse quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. GRINGO FC fully deserved thier win.