League Play-Off

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Inocencio Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Franco in the 3rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Teodoro Bautista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Candido Lizer was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. The supporters of San Ciro AFC booed when Coll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Ermano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artemio Pitin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Candido Lizer made a huge save. Candido Lizer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Ramon Heli fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coll's protests and gave Ramon Heli a yellow card for diving instead. After 26 played minutes Coll got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Ermano. Artemio Pitin 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. After 31 played minutes Coll got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Ermano. If Teodoro Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Coll defense, Teodoro Bautista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Candido Lizer. The Coll fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Candido Lizer should have stopped the shot. In the 45th match minute, Coll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Heli to maneuver through the defense. San Ciro AFC's Aurelio Pere shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 46th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Candido Lizer but with some difficulty. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Teodoro Bautista made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Artemio Pitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candido Lizer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Candido Lizer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Teodoro Bautista 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. Teodoro Bautista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Candido Lizer having to interfere. Coll's Alejo Franco got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Teodoro Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Coll getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Justino Nuno hit a great ball. After 69 minutes, Teodoro Bautista made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Coll's Candido Lizer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Basilio Eron's late challenge caught a Coll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basilio Eron helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, San Ciro AFC's Basilio Eron got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Coll's zone, Fabian Gaitan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Candido Lizer came out of the goal and Fabian Gaitan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 79th minute, Artemio Pitin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Candido Lizer was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Artemio Pitin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Candido Lizer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Coll's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Bautista came free, but Candido Lizer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Artemio Pitin came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the San Ciro AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Artemio Pitin couldn't finish the play. San Ciro AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.