League Play-Off

Gambeta Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Godofredo Marin kicked off to start the match. A collision led to El Baile de la Gambeta FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Leif Stenberg hit a great ball. 3 minutes into the match, El Baile de la Gambeta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Ahmet Korcan Asır reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Korcan Asır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Credo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Baile de la Gambeta FC's Ahmet Korcan Asır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cruz Credo in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jones Castray's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Facundo Altamirano was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Ahmet Korcan Asır showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Credo, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute of the match Maravilla got a corner. El Baile de la Gambeta FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paulus Van Poucke ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Maravilla's corner Victorino Txomin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ahmet Korcan Asır quite easily take care of the ball. In the 33rd match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Figueroa to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goal looked a bit too open when Jones Castray came free, but Facundo Altamirano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Maravilla's Facundo Altamirano got control of the ball when Jones Castray tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind El Baile de la Gambeta FC's goalkeeper Ahmet Korcan Asır, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jones Castray made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. El Baile de la Gambeta FC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Maravilla's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eugenio Fioravanti took the corner. Eugenio Fioravanti made a great header on El Baile de la Gambeta FC's corner, it was just that Maravilla's Facundo Altamirano managed to reach the ball for a save. Ahmet Korcan Asır made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cruz Credo in the 56th minute of play. Ahmet Korcan Asır showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cruz Credo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59thth minute of the game Cruz Credo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Baile de la Gambeta FC's Ahmet Korcan Asır was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Ahmet Korcan Asır successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Baile de la Gambeta FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulus Van Poucke was slow to take the kick. During this time Maravilla's players had a chance to rest. El Baile de la Gambeta FC made a substitution. Edelmiro Machado replaced Salvador Arano. Facundo Altamirano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Fioravanti, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Maravilla's Mohamed Salah was substituted for Primitivo Txanton. Urbano Laurentzi kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Maravilla's Cruz Credo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmet Korcan Asır narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paulus Van Poucke made a great header on Maravilla's corner, it was just that El Baile de la Gambeta FC's Ahmet Korcan Asır managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Machado in the 73rd minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Cruz Credo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maravilla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cruz Credo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Maravilla's zone, Edelmiro Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Facundo Altamirano came out of the goal and Edelmiro Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cruz Credo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ahmet Korcan Asır having to make a save. El Baile de la Gambeta FC's Ahmet Korcan Asır played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cruz Credo in the 88th minute of play. Facundo Altamirano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cruz Credo came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Maravilla fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cruz Credo couldn't finish the play. Cruz Credo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmet Korcan Asır read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Maravilla players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Baile de la Gambeta FC.