League Play-Off

Sebastian Cesolari
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Guaberto Corderall made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Guaberto Corderall notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Unidos AC's Genzo Wakabayashi. Genzo Wakabayashi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th match minute, Gavilán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruperto Iratzeder to maneuver through the defense. Faustino Ostots hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Gavilán's Teodosio Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Cefero in the 14th minute of play. Unidos AC's Genzo Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guaberto Corderall in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Faustino Ostots cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Genzo Wakabayashi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the game, Atilano Theobald was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gavilán's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unidos AC the free kick. Atilano Theobald hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. When Jonas Roldanillo came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Unidos AC 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 Jonas Roldanillo couldn't finish the play. Benigno Cefero got in the 32nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Teodosio Rudolfo handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Gavilán's Ruperto Iratzeder got his second yellow card of the match in the 33rd minute. The referee ordered Ruperto Iratzeder off the ground. After 33 played minutes Gavilán got a freekick which was hit by Ruperto Iratzeder. In the 39th minute, Benicio Petrigai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 played minutes, Unidos AC's Jonas Roldanillo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Teodosio Rudolfo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Unidos AC reached it. In the 44th match minute, Unidos AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rosendo Felo to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benigno Cefero to make the kick off. The supporters of Gavilán booed when Unidos AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Nicholas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd match minute, Gavilán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Ostots to maneuver through the defense. Teodosio Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benigno Cefero in the 54th minute of play. Benigno Cefero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teodosio Rudolfo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Aristides Honrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Unidos AC's Genzo Wakabayashi got control of the ball when Faustino Ostots tried to sneak it across the goal line. Faustino Ostots took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Genzo Wakabayashi. Genzo Wakabayashi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, Unidos AC's Benigno Cefero got a free kick in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faustino Ostots got free with Genzo Wakabayashi in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aristides Honrio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Rudolfo having to interfere. Faustino Ostots made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 76thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Genzo Wakabayashi would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faustino Ostots got free with Genzo Wakabayashi in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, Unidos AC's goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustino Ostots. After having played for 83 minutes, Benigno Cefero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unidos AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benigno Cefero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Faustino Ostots could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Genzo Wakabayashi made a huge save. Aristides Honrio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Rudolfo having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Benigno Cefero made a precise shot to the right of Teodosio Rudolfo. Gavilán's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Chants of Gavilán echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Unidos AC had held the ball for most of the match.