League Play-Off

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Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leo Ritchie got the match started through his kick off. Ciro Jurdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Ritchie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Haze Fc defense, Flavio Cutberto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Segundo Pietro. The Haze Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Segundo Pietro should have stopped the shot. When Salvador Lartaun fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Independiente Beltran's protests and gave Salvador Lartaun a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 played minutes Independiente Beltran got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Lartaun. 17 minutes into the match, Haze Fc's Jorge Ticho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 26 minutes into the game, Aaron Librado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Independiente Beltran's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haze Fc the free kick. Aaron Librado kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Haze Fc's Jorge Ticho tried to score from far away in the 27th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eusebio Luzaide got free with Ciro Jurdan in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Segundo Pietro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Gabon, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Segundo Pietro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Gabon in the 38th minute of the match. Ciro Jurdan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusebio Luzaide in the 41st minute. When Leo Ritchie came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Haze Fc 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 Leo Ritchie couldn't finish the play. Eusebio Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Jurdan having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Flavio Cutberto to strike the kick off in the second half. Nestor Fresco charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Fresco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nestor Fresco hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Ciro Jurdan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Ritchie in the 56th minute of play. Ciro Jurdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Ritchie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, one of Haze Fc:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Haze Fc. Segundo Pietro went to the wrong direction when Ezequiel Mateus was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Eusebio Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Jurdan having to interfere. Haze Fc's Sebastian Lidon got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eusebio Luzaide's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Jurdan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Eusebio Luzaide ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Jurdan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Segundo Pietro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Eusebio Luzaide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ciro Jurdan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Eusebio Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilfredo Quinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusebio Luzaide in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Jurdan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabian Gabon struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Segundo Pietro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Independiente Beltran. In the 95th minute, Sebastian Lidon 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. In the 98th minute Eusebio Luzaide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Jurdan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.