League Play-Off

Estadio Gutemberg
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Israel Jokin made the kick off which started today's match. Siro Cristofor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Cordareo in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Israel Jokin in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Kusko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the game, Israel Jokin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gabriel Kusko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Cordareo in the 12th minute of play forced Saints futbal club's goalkeeper Siro Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteve Isadore charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esteve Isadore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Octavio Selmo scored 0-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Kusko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Israel Jokin sped through RIVER GALLARDO CLUB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gabriel Kusko. Octavio Selmo took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Kusko. Gabriel Kusko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 44th minute, Octavio Selmo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roman Cordareo got free with Siro Cristofor in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by RIVER GALLARDO CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emilio Mikolas was slow to take the kick. During this time Saints futbal club's players had a chance to rest. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Saints futbal club's Siro Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Cordareo in the 55th minute of play. Siro Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Boniel in the 57th minute of play. After 58 minutes Saints futbal club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miguel Primeiro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Miguel Primeiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Siro Cristofor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Saints futbal club's Israel Jokin got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When RIVER GALLARDO CLUB's Roman Cordareo in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saints futbal club's goalie prevented a goal. Marcos Mel kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Saints futbal club's Siro Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Primeiro in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Roman Cordareo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siro Cristofor. Saints futbal club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Cordareo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Siro Cristofor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roman Cordareo's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute of the match Pedro Boniel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Siro Cristofor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gabriel Kusko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Israel Jokin in the 85th minute. Esteve Isadore was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 90 played minutes RIVER GALLARDO CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Chepe. When Octavio Selmo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Saints futbal club 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 Octavio Selmo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Saints futbal club's Emilio Mikolas got a free kick in the 95th minute. If Octavio Selmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chants of Saints futbal club echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as RIVER GALLARDO CLUB had held the ball for most of the match.