League Play-Off

Verde Verde
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gogo Jerardo got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Clemente Hotz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cheby F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DoLaR BluE the free kick. A collision led to Cheby F.C getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Clemente Hotz hit a great ball. Christan Vieri was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Manuel Bras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Arnulfo Procopio made a huge save. Santo Theodore hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Cheby F.C's Arnulfo Procopio got control of the ball when Manuel Bras tried to sneak it across the goal line. Feliberto Jakes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Kepa having to interfere. Santo Theodore's late challenge caught a Cheby F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santo Theodore helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to DoLaR BluE getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Santo Theodore hit a great ball. Cheby F.C's Feliberto Jakes got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clemente Hotz was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 26th match minute, Cheby F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Hotz to maneuver through the defense. When Cheby F.C's Feliberto Jakes in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DoLaR BluE's goalie prevented a goal. Manuel Bras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Arnulfo Procopio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DoLaR BluE's Gogo Jerardo got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnulfo Procopio made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Manuel Bras sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Otsoa during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feliberto Jakes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes DoLaR BluE got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Estebano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Jerardo in the 56th minute of play forced Cheby F.C's goalkeeper Arnulfo Procopio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, Cheby F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Primeiro to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Bras struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Arnulfo Procopio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DoLaR BluE. In the 81st minute, Feliberto Jakes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arturo Kepa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Feliberto Jakes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cheby F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliberto Jakes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Kepa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gogo Jerardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute of the match DoLaR BluE got a corner. Cheby F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christan Vieri ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Christan Vieri got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arnulfo Procopio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Cheby F.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cheby F.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.