League Play-Off

Galatic Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaitan Elguero started the match with the kick off. If Agusti Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaitan Elguero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 米兰1899's Mario Semeno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Figueroa in the 9th minute of play. Tomualdo Navas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Bodelon, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the game, 米兰1899's Lalo Valcarcel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomualdo Navas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tomualdo Navas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lalo Valcarcel in the 17th minute of play. When Lluis Arribas fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 米兰1899's protests and gave Lluis Arribas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, 米兰1899 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lluis Arribas to maneuver through the defense. Mario Semeno made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Gaitan Elguero sent off a good shot on target. Tomualdo Navas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lalo Valcarcel, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Los Galaticos C.F.'s Godofredo Figueroa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mario Semeno. That made the score 1-1 after 24 minutes of play. Gaitan Elguero came free with the goalkeeper in the 29th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mario Semeno could save by the left post. When Lalo Valcarcel fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 米兰1899's protests and gave Lalo Valcarcel a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 米兰1899's Lalo Valcarcel got a free kick in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Agusti Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Semeno was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lalo Valcarcel in the 35th minute of play forced Los Galaticos C.F.'s goalkeeper Tomualdo Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomualdo Navas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lalo Valcarcel, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With a little luck, 米兰1899's Mario Semeno got control of the ball when Gaitan Elguero tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Galaticos C.F.'s goalkeeper Tomualdo Navas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 45 minutes of play, 米兰1899's Lalo Valcarcel made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomualdo Navas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lalo Valcarcel to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Lalo Valcarcel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomualdo Navas was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Los Galaticos C.F.'s Tomualdo Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lluis Arribas in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Lalo Valcarcel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tomualdo Navas. Lalo Valcarcel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Tomualdo Navas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lalo Valcarcel, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Agusti Sancho took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mario Semeno. Mario Semeno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. With a little luck, Los Galaticos C.F.'s Tomualdo Navas got control of the ball when Marcos Bodelon tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, 米兰1899's Marcos Bodelon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. After a rather tough play, 米兰1899's Virgilio De Pedro got a free kick in the 75th minute. Marcos Bodelon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Tomualdo Navas made a huge save. Macario Canosa took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mario Semeno. Mario Semeno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. Lalo Valcarcel who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Tomualdo Navas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 90th minute of the match Patxi Solera shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mario Semeno showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 92 minutes into the match, 米兰1899's goal looked a bit too open when Agusti Sancho came free, but Mario Semeno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Los Galaticos C.F.'s Macario Canosa suffered a concussion in the 92nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 米兰1899 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.