League Play-Off

Estadio Ferrocarrile
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. Serafino Virila started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Nils-Åke Bokelund managed to get in a good position for a shot. Landeta AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nils-Åke Bokelund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juvenal Batista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juvenal Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils-Åke Bokelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Merexildo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juvenal Batista having to make a save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Eliseo Gorbea put in a rough tackle. Eliseo Gorbea kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 26 played minutes Ferrocarrilera AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Damario. Paulo Merexildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Juvenal Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Landeta AFC's Leonardo Soin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juvenal Batista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Eran Kaplan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Merexildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Juvenal Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Paulo Merexildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Pastor Bernard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Virila, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 61st minute Serafino Virila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Bernard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferrocarrilera AFC's Juvenal Batista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Ferrocarrilera AFC from getting a goal against them. Paulo Merexildo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Landeta AFC's Paulo Merexildo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Juvenal Batista. That made the score 2-1 after 71 minutes of play. After recieving a nice pass, Landeta AFC's Paulo Merexildo tried to score from far away in the 78th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Paulo Merexildo came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Juvenal Batista could save by the left post. Eran Kaplan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ferrocarrilera AFC's Juvenal Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eran Kaplan in the 91st minute of play. Paulo Merexildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Juvenal Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Landeta AFC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Ferrocarrilera AFC had won, even though Landeta AFC had held more of the ball.