League Play-Off

Estadio B. Roland
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artemio Sidro got the match started through his kick off. Elvio Piarres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Ilazki in the 3rd minute of play. The Limay FC fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Limay FC's Artemio Sidro 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Artemio Sidro came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Limay 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 Artemio Sidro couldn't finish the play. In the 15th minute, Artemio Sidro made a precise shot to the right of Elvio Piarres. Nat-Ham FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Elvio Piarres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Ilazki, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 20 minutes, Fernando Javiar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nat-Ham FC and the Limay FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nat-Ham FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Fernando Javiar hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Victorino Ilazki 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. Elvio Piarres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Sidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artemio Sidro in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elvio Piarres saved Nat-Ham FC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Nat-Ham FC's Benicio Dalmau got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Victorino Ilazki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benicio Dalmau charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benicio Dalmau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Benicio Dalmau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Victorino Ilazki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Limay FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Elvio Piarres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorino Ilazki in the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Florencio Musko made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Nat-Ham FC's zone, Victorino Ilazki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elvio Piarres came out of the goal and Victorino Ilazki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artemio Sidros short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Elvio Piarres to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaspar Kinsen got free with Elvio Piarres in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 64th minute, Limay FC's Victorino Ilazki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Elvio Piarres. Elvio Piarres yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. In the 76th minute of the match, Feliberto Jerold tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elvio Piarres saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudio Reyes during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 83 minutes into the match, Nat-Ham FC's goalkeeper Elvio Piarres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Artemio Sidro. Nat-Ham FC's Elvio Piarres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Nat-Ham FC from getting a goal against them. Fernando Javiar was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 87th match minute, Nat-Ham FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Javiar to maneuver through the defense. Elvio Piarres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Limay FC played a much better game than Nat-Ham FC and deserved their victory. The Nat-Ham FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.