League Play-Off

Estadio Sachayoj
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jairo Urtsin got the match started through his kick off. Herminio Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Bernard in the 8th minute of the match. Herminio Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Urtsin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes, Ambrosio Gurutz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sachayoj AFC and the Papagayos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th minute, Ambrosio Gurutz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauricio Jaen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Jairo Urtsin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Herminio Bihar. Sachayoj AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Urtsin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 24th minute, Robustiano Bernard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Papagayos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 31 minutes into the match, Mauricio Jaen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ovidio Totakoxe, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Jaen in the 42nd minute of play forced Papagayos FC's goalkeeper Ovidio Totakoxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Papagayos FC's Cornelio Matai got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Papagayos FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mauricio Jaen 44 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mauricio Jaen made a kick off. Ovidio Totakoxe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Claus in the 56th minute of play. Sebastian Formerio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Herminio Bihar. Sachayoj AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 63 played minutes Sachayoj AFC got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Kusko. Papagayos FC's Sebastian Formerio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Herminio Bihar but with some difficulty. 66 minutes into the match, Robustiano Bernard notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Sachayoj AFC's Herminio Bihar. Herminio Bihar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Alfonso Claus put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ovidio Totakoxe. A collision led to Sachayoj AFC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Ceferino Jago hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robustiano Bernard got free with Herminio Bihar in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute Alfonso Claus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Totakoxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornelio Matai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Herminio Bihar made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Papagayos FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sachayoj AFC.