League Play-Off

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristo Odilon kicked off to start the match. With 14 minutes on the clock, Octavio Maria commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of San Ciro AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Los Gladiadores:s goal. In the 18th match minute, San Ciro AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Pere to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Los Gladiadores getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Gaston Lizar hit a great ball. A hard shot by Aurelio Pere from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Cosme Henrico's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Gaston Lizar kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. San Ciro AFC's Aurelio Pere couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Los Gladiadores. Gaston Lizar hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After 34 minutes, Basilio Eron mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Ciro AFC and the Los Gladiadores players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to San Ciro AFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Basilio Eron hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Artemio Pitin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Artemio Pitin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosme Henrico having to interfere. After a rather tough play, San Ciro AFC's Carmelo Oto got a free kick in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artemio Pitin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Denis Guib recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Inocencio Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Odilon in the 55th minute of play. A hard shot 56 in the game by Denis Guib from a close distance when the talented Inocencio Neto managed to make a qualified save. San Ciro AFC's players were relieved. Cristo Odilon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inocencio Neto having to interfere. If Artemio Pitin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Inocencio Neto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denis Guib in the 72nd minute. Inocencio Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zula Jastrowicz in the 76th minute of the match. Los Gladiadores's Nicolas Guifre was substituted for Zula Jastrowicz. 79 minutes into the game, one of San Ciro AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 82 minutes, Los Gladiadores's Denis Guib got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Inocencio Neto. Artemio Pitin scored 1-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cosme Henrico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cosme Henrico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Pitin in the 92nd minute of the match. Inocencio Aritza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inocencio Neto made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Denis Guib sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Los Gladiadores players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.