League Play-Off

Venancio Chan
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eulalio Rivero took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Orlando Guter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Álamos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th minute Eulalio Rivero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Brzonkala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Álamos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eulalio Rivero came free, but Lukasz Brzonkala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Thiago Perez put in a rough tackle. In the 12th minute, one of Álamos 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 Álamos FC. Lukasz Brzonkala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Rivero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 19 minutes, Reynaldo Lehoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Álamos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reynaldo Lehoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Mitxaut in the 22nd minute of play forced Álamos FC's goalkeeper Lukasz Brzonkala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Álamos FC's Romeo Esiquio got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Jumasa Fútbol Club's Eulalio Rivero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lukasz Brzonkala. Lukasz Brzonkala yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Jumasa Fútbol Club's Cesar Lonzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Lehoi in the 37th minute of play. Cesar Lonzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Lehoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Cesar Lonzo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reynaldo Lehoi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Reynaldo Lehoi took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cesar Lonzo. Cesar Lonzo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reynaldo Lehoi to make the kick off. Jumasa Fútbol Club's Cesar Lonzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Lehoi in the 53rd minute of play. Lukasz Brzonkala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Rivero in the 54th minute of the match. If Guaberto Cristos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cesar Lonzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Lehoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Álamos FC's Reynaldo Lehoi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cesar Lonzo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Reynaldo Lehoi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Álamos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Reynaldo Lehoi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesar Lonzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute, Reynaldo Lehoi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Lukasz Brzonkala didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eulalio Rivero went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. After 89 played minutes Álamos FC got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Cristos. The corner ended in Braulio Todor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Álamos FC's Lukasz Brzonkala did a great save. When Jumasa Fútbol Club's Ramon Otoniel in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Álamos FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jumasa Fútbol Club's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.