League Play-Off

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruben Sotero took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Claudio Nastasio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabian Maurino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Fabian Maurino came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Dago F.C.'s Nereo Sansone. But to his dismay, Nereo Sansone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Segio got free with Paulo Harkaitz in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Sansone in the 16th minute of play forced PANOSITO's goalkeeper Fabian Maurino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Dago F.C. booed when PANOSITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernabe Todor didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, PANOSITO's goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Gartzi came free, but Fabian Maurino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PANOSITO's Fabian Maurino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benicio Gartzi in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Dago F.C. booed when PANOSITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernabe Todor didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Justino Ferdinand came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the PANOSITO 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 Justino Ferdinand couldn't finish the play. The PANOSITO fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when PANOSITO's Celso Segio 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leandro Merexildo's late challenge caught a PANOSITO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Merexildo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dago F.C. getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Leandro Merexildo hit a great ball. Lucas Bladi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celso Segio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Paulo Harkaitz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Dago F.C.. Arsenio Chuan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fabian Maurino. 1-3. Arsenio Chuan hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The PANOSITO players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dago F.C. were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nereo Sansone made a kick off. A collision led to PANOSITO getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Elias Pereyra hit a great ball. Lucas Bladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Harkaitz having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Celso Segio made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Dago F.C.'s Paulo Harkaitz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Celso Segio sped through Dago F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paulo Harkaitz. The audience was convinced that Celso Segio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Harkaitz was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. When Bernabe Todor came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the PANOSITO 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 Bernabe Todor couldn't finish the play. In the 78th match minute, Dago F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benicio Gartzi to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Celso Segio 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. Lucas Bladi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Paulo Harkaitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Dago F.C. booed when PANOSITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Eriz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Maurino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nereo Sansone, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The audience was convinced that Celso Segio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Harkaitz was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The PANOSITO manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Dago F.C. to win.