League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Butacó FC's Dionisio Ponce started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Dionisio Lon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonas Pagomari, 1-0. After a rather tough play, juanis club's Albino Maule got a free kick in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Dionisio Ponce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Butacó FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave juanis club the free kick. A collision led to Butacó FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Dionisio Ponce hit a great ball. Jonas Pagomari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Gorbea in the 12th minute of play. Jonas Pagomari made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Fabio Gorbea sent off a good shot on target. Perivaldo Bezerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juan Bortzaioriz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Perivaldo Bezerra ran back to his position shaking his head. Juan Bortzaioriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Ponce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Esteban Tonio 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. Paulo Firmo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Butacó FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Perivaldo Bezerra hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Seber in the 37th minute of play forced juanis club's goalkeeper Juan Bortzaioriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Pagomari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Shantala in the 42nd minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Dionisio Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Butacó FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dionisio Ponce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Silvestre Shantala made the kick off in the second half. Albino Maule's late challenge caught a Butacó FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albino Maule helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, one of juanis club: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 juanis club. Jesus Beltxe shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a rather tough play, Butacó FC's Dionisio Ponce got a free kick in the 60th minute. Dionisio Ponce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Juan Bortzaioriz made a huge save. In the 68th minute, Silvestre Shantala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The juanis club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 71st minute, Godofredo Lesardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Perivaldo Bezerra received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juan Bortzaioriz came out and tried to block the shot, but Perivaldo Bezerra slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the match, Butacó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Lon came free, but Jonas Pagomari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes, Serafin Remir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Butacó FC and the juanis club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th minute, Serafin Remir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Silvestre Shantala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonas Pagomari. Butacó FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Shantala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in juanis club's zone, Dionisio Ponce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Bortzaioriz came out of the goal and Dionisio Ponce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the match, Esteban Tonio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonas Pagomari. Butacó FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Tonio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. juanis club had won after a very even match.