League Play-Off

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Ruperto Asur started the match with the kick off. 康烨夕 kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Silvestre Mikeldi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 高洲泉. Kanalla F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Mikeldi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 9thth minute of the game Szymon Wachna who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LEON's Salvador Gorosti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 高洲泉 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruperto Asur went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 19th minute Ceferino Mantzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 高洲泉 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LEON's Salvador Gorosti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save LEON from getting a goal against them. Salvador Gorosti made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Szymon Wachna sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute Kanalla F.C were awarded a corner. Hao Quan Kuan went to the cornerflag to take it. Salvador Gorosti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szymon Wachna, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Salvador Gorosti was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Szymon Wachna capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Szymon Wachna really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Paulo Gartzen hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Szymon Wachna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salvador Gorosti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Kanalla F.C were awarded a corner. Hao Quan Kuan went to the cornerflag to take it. LEON's Salvador Gorosti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save LEON from getting a goal against them. Rodrigo Frutos kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After the first half LEON were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Szymon Wachna to strike the kick off in the second half. Hao Quan Kuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Salvador Gorosti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Szymon Wachna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Salvador Gorosti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 64 minutes into the match, Kanalla F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ceferino Mantzio came free, but 高洲泉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salvador Gorosti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Lluis in the 72nd minute of play. Romulo Lluis took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salvador Gorosti. Salvador Gorosti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. LEON made a substitution. Alfonso Eguzki replaced Silvestre Mikeldi. LEON made a substitution. Teo Acevedo replaced Ceferino Mantzio. Romulo Lluis took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salvador Gorosti. Salvador Gorosti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. The audience was convinced that Teo Acevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 高洲泉 was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 89th minute, Romulo Lluis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salvador Gorosti was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. LEON's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.