League Play-Off

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvinho Cunha kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Ernesto Nalo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hermengildo Gonsalvo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ivan Todor hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute of the game Jimeno Sol made a throw-in which Amadeo Louis played forward. Amadeo Louis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute of the match, Amadeo Louis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ruperto Estevez was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Amadeo Louis took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruperto Estevez. Ruperto Estevez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Mikolaj Kalinowski made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Amadeo Louis. In the 22nd minute, Sportivo DeContra's Silvinho Cunha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeo Louis got free with Ruperto Estevez in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ruperto Estevez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Silvinho Cunha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 30 minute of play. In the 38th minute, Albano Garoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruperto Estevez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvinho Cunha in the 41st minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Sportivo DeContra's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Nalo came free, but Hermengildo Gonsalvo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Kalinowski made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Silvinho Cunha immediately put the ball in play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernesto Nalo to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Amadeo Louis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Estevez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo Louis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermengildo Gonsalvo made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Ernesto Nalo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Sovieticos F.C's Baldomiro Astrada got a free kick in the 76th minute. Ruperto Estevez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amadeo Louis went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. 88 minutes into the match, Sportivo DeContra's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Nalo came free, but Hermengildo Gonsalvo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Kalinowski made in the 93rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Silvinho Cunha however managed to control. In the 94th minute Amadeo Louis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Estevez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sportivo DeContra were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sovieticos F.C for a fine match.