League Play-Off

Antonino Bongiovanni
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Niceto Mendez got the match started through his kick off. Felix Indalecio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Quintan having to interfere. When Guido Eztebe fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Elite Verde 1895's protests and gave Guido Eztebe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Guido Eztebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Justino Stephen 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. When Bruno Baudelio fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GUAYMALLEN's protests and gave Bruno Baudelio a yellow card for diving instead. Bruno Baudelio kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. GUAYMALLEN's Octavio Quintan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alican Mukaddes in the 16th minute of play. Rodrigo Urbes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmacio Jobo having to interfere. After a rather tough play, La Elite Verde 1895's Marciano Pacorro got a free kick in the 19th minute. Rodrigo Urbes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmacio Jobo having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Niceto Mendez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GUAYMALLEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niceto Mendez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felix Indalecio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Quintan having to interfere. Octavio Quintan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alican Mukaddes, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Alican Mukaddes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 56 played minutes GUAYMALLEN got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Baudelio. Rodrigo Urbes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Dalmacio Jobo made a huge save. Felix Indalecio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 60 minutes into the match, GUAYMALLEN's goal looked a bit too open when Alican Mukaddes came free, but Octavio Quintan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Elite Verde 1895's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felix Indalecio in the 61st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alican Mukaddes in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Octavio Quintan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dalmacio Jobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Mendez, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, La Elite Verde 1895's goalkeeper Dalmacio Jobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Urbes. Niceto Mendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as GUAYMALLEN's Bruno Baudelio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dalmacio Jobo. That made the score 0-1 after 79 minutes of play. Joel Txartiko charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Txartiko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Txartiko hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Mendez in the 91st minute of play forced La Elite Verde 1895's goalkeeper Dalmacio Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of GUAYMALLEN booed when La Elite Verde 1895 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Changeez Zeballos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, La Elite Verde 1895's Changeez Zeballos got a free kick in the 94th minute. Dalmacio Jobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Mendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Elite Verde 1895 succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though GUAYMALLEN had controlled the match.