League Play-Off

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filomeno Walme got the match started through his kick off. When Raimundo Bonifaco came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Viruela 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 Raimundo Bonifaco couldn't finish the play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Viruela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cido Araújo was slow to take the kick. During this time Alpachiri AFC's players had a chance to rest. Patricio Bartolome was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Roman Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Bonifaco, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Viruela's Raimundo Bonifaco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Shantala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santiago Txilar got free with Dante Eguzki in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the game, Filomeno Walme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Viruela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alpachiri AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Alpachiri AFC's Cido Araújo got a free kick in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Iordache Golumbean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viruela's supporters rose to their feet, but Iordache Golumbean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Shantala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Walme in the 35th minute of the match. After having played for 35 minutes, Filomeno Walme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Viruela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filomeno Walme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Bonifaco in the 37th minute of play forced Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Roman Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Santiago Txilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Eguzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patricio Bartolome recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Viruela's Iordache Golumbean got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After some careless play in the Viruela defense, Patricio Bartolome kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Eguzki. The Viruela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Eguzki should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santiago Txilar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Txilar in the 54th minute of play forced Viruela's goalkeeper Dante Eguzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Eguzki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santiago Txilar's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Dante Eguzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Savier, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some careless play in the Alpachiri AFC defense, Petru Grecu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Shantala. The Alpachiri AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Shantala should have stopped the shot. Viruela's Dante Eguzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Bartolome in the 68th minute of play. Filomeno Walme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Shantala having to interfere. Cido Araújo kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Dante Eguzki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Bartolome, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Viruela's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Savier came free, but Dante Eguzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Patricio Bartolome 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. Viruela's Filomeno Walme was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 93rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.