League Play-Off

El Amalfitani
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. Cesar Remigio started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Cesar Remigio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lastra Pinga was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Remigio in the 12th minute of play forced Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s goalkeeper Lastra Pinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Arnaldo Bihar hit a great ball. Luisito Quinten was a little too slow when Vassilis Vonortas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Lastra Pinga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andréas Stenkvist in the 29th minute of the match. Lastra Pinga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boleslaw Zielinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Lastra Pinga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesar Remigio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andréas Stenkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Lastra Pinga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes of play, Lyons's Cesar Remigio made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lastra Pinga was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 43 minutes, Arnaldo Bihar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ and the Lyons players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Arnaldo Bihar hit a great ball. A collision led to Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Edmund Glogowski hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the game, Vassilis Vonortas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Luisito Quinten was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lyons made a substitution. Dariusz Roano replaced Boleslaw Zielinski. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Cirilo Osorio was substituted for Erubiel Atarrabi. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vassilis Vonortas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Jacinto Barea threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lyons's Joshua Arbi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dariusz Roano struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Lastra Pinga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lyons. Vassilis Vonortas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luisito Quinten read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Luisito Quinten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Vonortas in the 70th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Jacinto Barea in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lyons's Rosendo Chaime. The supporters of Lyons booed when Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Barea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s goalkeeper Lastra Pinga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Dariusz Roano made a precise shot to the right of Lastra Pinga. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 86 minutes into the match, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Vassilis Vonortas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luisito Quinten narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Damiano Casadei charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Damiano Casadei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ defense, Dariusz Roano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lastra Pinga. The Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lastra Pinga should have stopped the shot. Rosendo Chaime's late challenge caught a Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rosendo Chaime helped the player get up and apologised. After 103 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lyons!