League Play-Off

La Roma Reda!
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Amadeo Manni made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes, Salvador Roderigo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zara Goza and the Monserrat players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Zara Goza's Salvador Roderigo got a free kick in the 4th minute. Guido Guib didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amadeo Manni went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 12th minute John Sundberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guido Guib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Leandro Aresti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the game, Francisco Aballe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Claudio Brun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Monserrat booed when Zara Goza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Roderigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Elias Raphael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Brun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Monserrat's Guido Guib proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Monserrat from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, Zara Goza's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Aballe came free, but Claudio Brun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonatan Senon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guido Guib having to make a save. In the 34th minute, Francisco Aballe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monserrat fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 3-2 became the score in the 38th minute when Jonatan Senon elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Florian in the 44th minute of play forced Zara Goza's goalkeeper Claudio Brun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francisco Aballe to make the kick off. Guido Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Senon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Manni in the 53rd minute of play forced Monserrat's goalkeeper Guido Guib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Brun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florencio Florian in the 56th minute. Guido Guib took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Manni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Lapurdi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Claudio Brun made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Elias Raphael kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claudio Brun. That made the score 3-3 in the 60 minute of play. Claudio Brun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Raphael in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute Jonatan Senon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guido Guib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo Manni took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guido Guib. Guido Guib dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florencio Florian got free with Claudio Brun in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Monserrat booed when Zara Goza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Sundberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudio Brun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Aballe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 minutes of play, Monserrat's Florencio Florian made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Brun was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Monserrat players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.