League Play-Off

El Chañar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Fernan Goito started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Chañaritos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Goito came free, but Esteban Giraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clodoveo Eliu in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esteban Giraldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 6 minutes into the match, Tortuguitas's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Sandalio came free, but Lucio Ishmael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timoteo Sandalio in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucio Ishmael prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Timoteo Sandalio took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucio Ishmael. Lucio Ishmael dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 35th minute Fernan Goito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Giraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bernardo Omero came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Chañaritos AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bernardo Omero couldn't finish the play. Lucio Ishmael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Sandalio in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernardo Omero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Timoteo Sandalio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Goito in the 54th minute of play forced Chañaritos AFC's goalkeeper Esteban Giraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Omero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Omero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Lucio Ishmael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucio Ishmael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Sandalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timoteo Sandalio took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucio Ishmael. Lucio Ishmael dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. The audience was convinced that Timoteo Sandalio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucio Ishmael was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 78th minute, Raimundo Enmanuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 79 minutes, Bernardo Omero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chañaritos AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Omero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute Bernardo Omero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Ishmael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Omero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucio Ishmael was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Tortuguitas's zone, Timoteo Sandalio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucio Ishmael came out of the goal and Timoteo Sandalio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Tortuguitas defense, Bernardo Omero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucio Ishmael. The Tortuguitas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucio Ishmael should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Chañaritos AFC were the better team. Chañaritos AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.