League Play-Off

Estadio Grütly
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rigoberto Abreu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Isidro Maties blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edgard Matteo having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Maties in the 6th minute of play forced Grütly FC's goalkeeper Edgard Matteo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Sengrat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Matteo having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Grütly FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Fabiano:s goal. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Fabiano. Feliberto Pueblo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Edgard Matteo. 0-1. Edgard Matteo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidro Maties in the 19th minute of play. Isidro Maties received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Edgard Matteo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodoro Baldovino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Abreu in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Fabiano's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Azibar came free, but Teodoro Baldovino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mateo Azibar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Teodoro Baldovino made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Fabiano's Feliberto Pueblo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 37 minutes of play, Fabiano's Geronimo Eguen made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgard Matteo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fabiano were furious when Claudio Mundo was red carded, 41 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fabiano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Teodoro Baldovino went to the wrong direction when Moises Serafo was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Abreu in the 45th minute of play forced Fabiano's goalkeeper Teodoro Baldovino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 49th minute, Grütly FC's Rigoberto Abreu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Teodoro Baldovino. Teodoro Baldovino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2.

The wind increased when Isidro Maties made the kick off in the second half. When Rigoberto Ioritz fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grütly FC's protests and gave Rigoberto Ioritz a yellow card for diving instead. After 55 played minutes Grütly FC got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Ioritz. In the 61st minute Isidro Maties shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Matteo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Fabiano's Isidro Maties ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edgard Matteo. Edgard Matteo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Teodoro Baldovino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Iaki in the 69th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Mateo Azibar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Teodoro Baldovino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edgard Matteo made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Isidro Maties sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Isidro Maties managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fabiano's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidro Maties was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgard Matteo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 92 minutes into the match, Lucio Cordairo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teodoro Baldovino. Fabiano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucio Cordairo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Teodoro Baldovino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. After having played for 98 minutes, Isidro Maties managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fabiano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidro Maties was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.