League Play-Off

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute of the match Knight Of Dawn got a corner. ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celedonio Fonda ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Knight Of Dawn's corner Celedonio Fonda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maximiliano Iigo quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 15th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teta Grande struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Maximiliano Iigo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Knight Of Dawn. Gabriel-Omar Batista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denis Urtats read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. ★Independiente Ψ★ were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Knight Of Dawn's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adan Aresti took the corner. In the 28th minute, Teta Grande ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Iigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 37 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Batista came free, but Denis Urtats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gabriel-Omar Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Urtats was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Gabriel-Omar Batista sped through Knight Of Dawn's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Denis Urtats. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabriel-Omar Batista made a kick off. Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Jairo Hotz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel-Omar Batista might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Denis Urtats. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel-Omar Batista ran back to his position shaking his head. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Teta Grande reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maximiliano Iigo. The goal made the score 2-2. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Gregorio Caton replaced Bruno Norino. ★Independiente Ψ★ made a substitution. Jay-Jay Okocha replaced Alfonso Musso. ★Independiente Ψ★ made a substitution. Cristian Jaunti replaced Gilberto Loreto. ★Independiente Ψ★ made a substitution. Lei Feng Ying replaced Gabriel-Omar Batista. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save ★Independiente Ψ★ from getting a goal against them. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teta Grande in the 75th minute of play. After 76 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Jaunti. Cristian Jaunti hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 82nd minute of play forced ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Yuan Jun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maximiliano Iigo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lei Feng Ying in the 88th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lei Feng Ying in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Denis Urtats saved Knight Of Dawn from getting behind. Maximiliano Iigo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Qiu Yuan Jun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 94 minute of play.