League Play-Off

Kevin J. Trad
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) CLUB COINOR's Dario Macario started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Lorenzo Dantel made a precise shot to the right of Pascual Erramun. Manzano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Francisco Dimas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 7th playminute. A collision led to Manzano getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Frank de Boer hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Lorenzo Dantel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pascual Erramun was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Pascual Erramun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iulian Cănănău in the 22nd minute of the match. Francisco Dimas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Pascual Erramun made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Francisco Dimas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pascual Erramun. That made the score 5-0 in the 23 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorenzo Dantel got free with Pascual Erramun in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Dantel in the 45th minute of play forced Manzano's goalkeeper Pascual Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Dimas scored 6-0 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pascual Erramun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gustavo Dantel was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Cănănău in the 53rd minute of play forced Manzano's goalkeeper Pascual Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascual Erramun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Dimas's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Francisco Dimas notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Manzano's Pascual Erramun. Pascual Erramun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute, Francisco Dimas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pascual Erramun was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. After a rather tough play, Manzano's Frank de Boer got a free kick in the 70th minute. Lorenzo Dantel might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pascual Erramun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Dantel ran back to his position shaking his head. CLUB COINOR made a substitution. Blas Acuña replaced Leandro Santoro. In the 76th match minute, Manzano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Enekoitz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Dimas in the 80th minute of play forced Manzano's goalkeeper Pascual Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascual Erramun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Macario in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, CLUB COINOR's Lorenzo Dantel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pascual Erramun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. 86 minutes into the match, Manzano's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Dantel came free, but Pascual Erramun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pascual Erramun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Dantel in the 89th minute of the match. Pascual Erramun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Macario, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The supporters of Manzano booed when CLUB COINOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Dantel didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Dantel in the 97th minute of play forced Manzano's goalkeeper Pascual Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the CLUB COINOR players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.