League Play-Off

Estadio Ceibal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, XV ADOQUINES F.C's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cesar Fraco fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cesar Soter struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Federico Sol didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Athena. In the 6th minute of the match Jonas Lidon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Baldomero Elizardo skillfully saved the ball. Cesar Soter kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Athena's goalkeeper Baldomero Elizardo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Baldomero Elizardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guaberto Bladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesar Soter during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Athena's Cesar Soter got a free kick in the 15th minute. Baldomero Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Cebo in the 16th minute of play. Rodrigo Cebo scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baldomero Elizardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With his leg Federico Sol managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Athena's Emanuel Santos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Jordy in the 24th minute of play forced XV ADOQUINES F.C's goalkeeper Federico Sol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomero Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Luix in the 25th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Emanuel Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Sol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Jairo Luix managed to get in a good position for a shot. XV ADOQUINES F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Luix was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomero Elizardo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Santos in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Sol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Balendin in the 35th minute of play forced Athena's goalkeeper Baldomero Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Federico Sol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuel Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. After 42 played minutes, Athena's Celso Mogel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Federico Sol 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 Athena reached it. Fidel Balendin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Guaberto Bladi made a precise shot to the right of Baldomero Elizardo. Athena's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Emanuel Santos made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Emanuel Santos put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Federico Sol. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Cebo got free with Baldomero Elizardo in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edelmiro Guter 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 Federico Sol. XV ADOQUINES F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Baldomero Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Bladi in the 63rd minute of the match. Emanuel Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Federico Sol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guaberto Bladi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 72nd playminute. After a rather tough play, XV ADOQUINES F.C's Elvio Carlomagno got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Emanuel Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Edgardo Jordy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Emanuel Santos came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Athena 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 Emanuel Santos couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Athena defense, Rodrigo Cebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldomero Elizardo. The Athena fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldomero Elizardo should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in XV ADOQUINES F.C's zone, Emanuel Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Federico Sol came out of the goal and Emanuel Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Santos in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Federico Sol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 93rd match minute, XV ADOQUINES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Balendin to maneuver through the defense. Baldomero Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Bela in the 98th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. XV ADOQUINES F.C walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.