League Play-Off

Patquía
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. Raimundo Aureo started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Dio FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Gaztea. Namasté FC's Amancio Remir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Joseph in the 5th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Raimundo Aureo rounded Dio FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Amancio Remir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Braulio Joseph in the 15th minute of play. Amancio Remir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Braulio Joseph's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Constantino Montae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Dio FC's goalkeeper Nicasio Gonzalez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robustiano Baumar. Amancio Remir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braulio Joseph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Namasté FC's Ciro Loren got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ciro Fanuco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 31 minutes, Robustiano Baumar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Namasté FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robustiano Baumar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicasio Gonzalez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Aureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Silvio Emeterio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Nicolas Gaztea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Braulio Joseph was the one to do the kick off. 60 minutes into the game, Namasté FC's Eusebio Francho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicasio Gonzalez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When Raimundo Aureo came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Namasté 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 Raimundo Aureo couldn't finish the play. Robustiano Baumar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Nicasio Gonzalez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amancio Remir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braulio Joseph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Dio FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Namasté FC.