League Play-Off

Estadio Tobosy
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teo Perrando started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teo Perrando in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ramon Rik saved Deportivo León from getting behind. Julio Txanton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Veronica having to interfere. Teo Perrando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Rik having to interfere. If Teo Perrando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Perrando in the 17th minute of play forced Deportivo León's goalkeeper Ramon Rik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Eduardo Dabi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Rita fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Lázaro Argider kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Deportivo León's Ramon Rik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teo Perrando in the 29th minute of play. Santiago Chuan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramon Rik having to make a save. Atilano Bordat charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilano Bordat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Atilano Bordat kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Damaso Otsando charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damaso Otsando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After the first half Santa Rita were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 51 minutes of play Deportivo León's Damaso Otsando was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Ramon Rik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teo Perrando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Felipe Darien fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo León's protests and gave Felipe Darien a yellow card for diving instead. Felipe Darien kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Tomás Gabirel hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Julio Txanton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ernesto Veronica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute Tomás Gabirel suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 64 minutes of play Deportivo León's Felipe Darien was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Felipe Darien hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. If Santiago Chuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Dabi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Ramon Rik managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Santa Rita's Santiago Chuan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Santiago Chuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Santiago Chuan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramon Rik. Deportivo León's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Chuan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Santiago Chuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Rik having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Dabi in the 85th minute of play forced Deportivo León's goalkeeper Ramon Rik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Chuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ramon Rik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abelardo Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Santiago Chuan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Teo Perrando might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramon Rik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teo Perrando ran back to his position shaking his head. Santa Rita's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.