League Play-Off

La Tablada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Txomin kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Celestino Ayala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Florida fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 9 played minutes Florida got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Dimo. In the 11th minute Celestino Ayala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Justin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, La Tablada FC's Anselmo Gil got a free kick in the 15th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Celestino Ayala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florida's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celestino Ayala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in La Tablada FC's zone, Celestino Ayala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Justin came out of the goal and Celestino Ayala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd match minute, Florida was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Dimo to maneuver through the defense. La Tablada FC's Gilberto Justin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Txomin in the 25th minute of play. Celestino Ayala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Justin having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Luciano Txomin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilberto Justin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After having played for 34 minutes, Celestino Ayala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Florida's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celestino Ayala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luciano Txomin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Justin having to interfere. Gilberto Justin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damaso Hever went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celestino Ayala in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilberto Justin saved La Tablada FC from getting behind. Gilberto Justin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Txomin in the 46th minute of the match. If Luciano Txomin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 52 minutes of play, Florida's Celestino Ayala made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilberto Justin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luciano Txomin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Justin having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Celestino Ayala 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 64 minutes, Geronimo Txomin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Tablada FC and the Florida players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes La Tablada FC got a freekick which was hit by Geronimo Txomin. Gilberto Justin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Txomin in the 65th minute of play. If Celestino Ayala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gilberto Justin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Gilberto Justin made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Celestino Ayala sent off a good shot on target. Luciano Txomin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute Celestino Ayala suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When the match was over Florida could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than La Tablada FC throughout the match.