League Play-Off

Pr. Daniel Cattaneo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Abancens started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Generoso Laurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascual Atarrabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pascual Atarrabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Abancens in the 4th minute of play. After 7 played minutes Tecca got a freekick which was hit by Generoso Laurin. In the 10th minute Samuel Matteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascual Atarrabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Redentor FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ramon Gentza hit a great ball. Pascual Atarrabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Senin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After some careless play in the Redentor FC defense, Reynaldo Senin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pascual Atarrabi. The Redentor FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pascual Atarrabi should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Generoso Laurin 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. 20 minutes into the match, Tomas Abancens notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Redentor FC's Pascual Atarrabi. Pascual Atarrabi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Tecca fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Tecca's Tomas Abancens looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 27th minute, Antonio Baudelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Tomas Abancens put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Pascual Atarrabi. Redentor FC's Pascual Atarrabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Abancens in the 32nd minute of play. Antonio Baudelio kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Pascual Atarrabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 39 minutes, Americo Marin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Redentor FC and the Tecca players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tecca booed when Redentor FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Americo Marin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pascual Atarrabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Abancens in the 42nd minute of the match. When Antonio Baudelio fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Redentor FC's protests and gave Antonio Baudelio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute, Antonio Baudelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Haroldo Avellaneda was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Tomas Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pascual Atarrabi was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Pascual Atarrabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Senin in the 55th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Tecca got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Justin. In the 63rd minute, Tomas Abancens made a precise shot to the right of Pascual Atarrabi. Redentor FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. When Tecca's Tomas Abancens in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Redentor FC's goalie prevented a goal. Santos Hug made in the 70th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tecca's Nicasio Ticho. 72 minutes into the match, Tomas Abancens notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Redentor FC's Pascual Atarrabi. Pascual Atarrabi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pascual Atarrabi made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Tomas Abancens sent off a good shot on target. Ramon Gentza hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Samuel Matteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascual Atarrabi having to interfere. The supporters of Redentor FC booed when Tecca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Ticho didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomas Abancens kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pascual Atarrabi. That made the score 0-8 in the 87 minute of play. In the 90th minute, Tecca's Samuel Matteo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. With a little luck, Redentor FC's Pascual Atarrabi got control of the ball when Tomas Abancens tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Tecca's Pascual Atarrabi threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Abancens, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tecca's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.