League Play-Off

Atiles
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mauro Cordarrell kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Natalio Rivas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atiles FC and the Charlie players grew even worse after the yellow card. Robustiano Lauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Rosario in the 5th minute of play. Celestino Jon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Tajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. The supporters of Atiles FC booed when Charlie was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sixto Elorri didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Tajo in the 17th minute of play forced Charlie's goalkeeper Celestino Jon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute of the match, Narciso Rodas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Celestino Jon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With an all-out effort, Atiles FC's Celestino Jon threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Maximiliano Tajo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With his leg Celestino Jon managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Atiles FC's Narciso Rodas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the match, Charlie's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Tajo came free, but Celestino Jon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narciso Rodas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Celestino Jon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Maximiliano Tajo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Celestino Jon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charlie's Celestino Jon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Tajo in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Charlie's goalkeeper Celestino Jon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Narciso Rodas. In the 39th minute, Filomeno Rosario made a precise shot to the right of Robustiano Lauro. Atiles FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Celestino Jon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Tajo in the 43rd minute of the match. After having played for 48 minutes, Maximiliano Tajo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atiles FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Tajo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximiliano Tajo made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Atiles FC's zone, Filomeno Rosario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robustiano Lauro came out of the goal and Filomeno Rosario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hipolito Rozarius's late challenge caught a Charlie's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hipolito Rozarius helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Charlie booed when Atiles FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Rozarius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, one of Atiles FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Atiles FC. Atiles FC's Robustiano Lauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Cordarrell in the 72nd minute of play. After 76 played minutes Atiles FC got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Peruxu. Filomeno Rosario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robustiano Lauro having to interfere. Atiles FC's Robustiano Lauro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Atiles FC from getting a goal against them. Maximiliano Tajo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Narciso Rodas came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Atiles FC 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 Narciso Rodas couldn't finish the play. Maximiliano Tajo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Celestino Jon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charlie's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.