League Play-Off

Leonardo Nayely
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santiago Abreu started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Dário Prada took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Iker Madrid to make any attempt to save it. In the 9th minute Dário Prada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Madrid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Santiago Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dário Prada's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Iker Madrid firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Santiago Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celestiales's supporters rose to their feet, but Santiago Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silas de Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silas de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Oodo Rosin came free, but Iker Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Oodo Rosin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Madrid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iker Madrid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oodo Rosin went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Silas de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Sha, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Celestiales's Iker Madrid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oodo Rosin in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dário Prada got free with Iker Madrid in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute Jiang Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silas de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Oodo Rosin 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. Jiang Sha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Dário Prada made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Celestiales getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Rigoberto Botello hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Oodo Rosin came free, but Iker Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iker Madrid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Staff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santiago Abreu in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silas de Andrade saved Los Hornos from getting behind. Silas de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Abreu in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Prada in the 64th minute of play forced Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Madrid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oodo Rosin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 66 minutes, Dário Prada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Hornos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dário Prada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Dário Prada notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Celestiales's Iker Madrid. Iker Madrid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iker Madrid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dário Prada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Los Hornos's Dário Prada in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celestiales's goalie prevented a goal.