League Play-Off

Antonio Candini
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A.A.Estudiantes Río IV's Eleuterio Kemen 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. If 狄亦渊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonides Gervaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleuterio Kemen, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Segundo Toli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Veronica hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 狄亦渊 in the 20th minute of play forced Rumi FC's goalkeeper Leonides Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from 谢建震 in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Rumi FC's Domingos Txindoki. Leonides Gervaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 狄亦渊's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Domingos Txindoki kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Leonides Gervaso came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by A.A.Estudiantes Río IV's Eleuterio Kemen. But to his dismay, Eleuterio Kemen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 33rd minute, Serafino Gonzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A.A.Estudiantes Río IV's 狄亦渊 shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 33rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Leonides Gervaso but with some difficulty. Leonides Gervaso stood somewhat misplaced when 狄亦渊 came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 37 minute. The crowd rose to their feet as 狄亦渊 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leonides Gervaso. That made the score 3-0 in the 42 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 54 minutes of play, A.A.Estudiantes Río IV's 狄亦渊 made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Gervaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, 狄亦渊 managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.A.Estudiantes Río IV's supporters rose to their feet, but 狄亦渊 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonides Gervaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zdzislaw Szarmach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Vădan in the 59th minute. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, 狄亦渊 put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Leonides Gervaso. After 66 minutes, Daniel Vădan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rumi FC and the A.A.Estudiantes Río IV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, Daniel Vădan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute 狄亦渊 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Gervaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 minutes, Zacarias Lapurdi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rumi FC and the A.A.Estudiantes Río IV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Zacarias Lapurdi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, 狄亦渊 notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Rumi FC's Leonides Gervaso. Leonides Gervaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When 谢建震 fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.A.Estudiantes Río IV's protests and gave 谢建震 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to A.A.Estudiantes Río IV getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. 谢建震 hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Eleuterio Kemen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Gervaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 狄亦渊 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonides Gervaso having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eleuterio Kemen in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonides Gervaso saved Rumi FC from getting behind. During the 84th minute of the match Zacarias Lapurdi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zacarias Lapurdi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of A.A.Estudiantes Río IV booed when Rumi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zacarias Lapurdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rumi FC made a substitution. German Medardo replaced Tiburcio Ranolfo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleuterio Kemen in the 86th minute of play forced Rumi FC's goalkeeper Leonides Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rumi FC's Guido Innocenzio was substituted for Armando Veronica. In the 89th minute of the match A.A.Estudiantes Río IV got a corner. Rumi FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 狄亦渊 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Rumi FC's Andres Panpili got a free kick in the 89th minute. Domingos Txindoki hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Andres Oriol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. A.A.Estudiantes Río IV had won after a very even match.