League Play-Off

Estadio Udpimango
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Virgilio Arlo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa Podestá's goalkeeper Amadeo Lamberto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonas Umbruso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Haroldo Prejun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Virgilio Arlo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Prejun was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Virgilio Arlo struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Haroldo Prejun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villa Podestá. After a rather tough play, LA VIA FC's David Gaizko got a free kick in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, LA VIA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Pio came free, but Haroldo Prejun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Angelino Domingues 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. After having played for 25 minutes, Jonas Umbruso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa Podestá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonas Umbruso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th minute, Villa Podestá's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Angelino Domingues fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Alvarez got free with Amadeo Lamberto in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 33 played minutes LA VIA FC got a freekick which was hit by Angel Donio. After a defensive mix-up in LA VIA FC's zone, Ubaldo Pio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroldo Prejun came out of the goal and Ubaldo Pio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Alvarez got free with Amadeo Lamberto in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the LA VIA FC defense, Ubaldo Pio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haroldo Prejun. The LA VIA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haroldo Prejun should have stopped the shot. Virgilio Arlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Haroldo Prejun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haroldo Prejun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Arlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamin Alvarez was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Villa Podestá's Virgilio Arlo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Haroldo Prejun. That made the score 0-2 after 56 minutes of play. 60 minutes into the match, LA VIA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Umbruso came free, but Haroldo Prejun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilio Arlo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Haroldo Prejun 63 minutes into the match. Virgilio Arlo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 69 minutes into the match, LA VIA FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Prejun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgilio Arlo. Benjamin Alvarez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amadeo Lamberto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. After 76 minutes, Virgilio Arlo made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. LA VIA FC's Haroldo Prejun tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Villa Podestá's Jonas Umbruso slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Haroldo Prejun. That made the score 0-5 after 79 minutes of play. If Virgilio Arlo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Haroldo Prejun managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Villa Podestá's Virgilio Arlo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Amadeo Lamberto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Alvarez in the 86th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Benjamin Alvarez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LA VIA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5.