League Play-Off

Abuela Laura Pintos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Dolcet kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Minacar booed when Atletico Gallardo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Pio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Minacar's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Ilixo came free, but Amadeo Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Goizeder kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Atletico Gallardo's Ezequiel Naike played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Quinto in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Santos Pio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Atletico Gallardo's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Figueroa came free, but Ezequiel Naike reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Atletico Gallardo's Federico Ilixo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When Ulises Perico fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Gallardo's protests and gave Ulises Perico a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 24 minutes, Edgard Figueroa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minacar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgard Figueroa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Atletico Gallardo's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Quinto came free, but Ezequiel Naike reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgard Figueroa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ezequiel Naike tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Minacar booed when Atletico Gallardo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Pio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amadeo Isauro was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Federico Ilixo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Ilixo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Figueroa in the 39th minute of play forced Atletico Gallardo's goalkeeper Ezequiel Naike to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ruben Quinto came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Minacar 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 Ruben Quinto couldn't finish the play. Ezequiel Naike made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Quinto in the 43rd minute of play. Ezequiel Naike didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Figueroa went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Federico Ilixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Isauro having to interfere. In the 61st minute Federico Ilixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Isauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Edgard Figueroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeo Isauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Ilixo in the 76th minute of the match. Atletico Gallardo were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Minacar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paulino Servando took the corner. The corner led Atletico Gallardo's Silverio Che to fire away a dangerous shot which Amadeo Isauro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Alvaro Dolcet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ezequiel Naike tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes in the game, Ruben Quinto fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ezequiel Naike having to interfere. Ruben Quinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Naike having to interfere. Atletico Gallardo's Federico Ilixo got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the game, Edgard Figueroa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ezequiel Naike. Edgard Figueroa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Figueroa in the 92nd minute of play forced Atletico Gallardo's goalkeeper Ezequiel Naike to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Goizeder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ezequiel Naike tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Minacar played a much better game than Atletico Gallardo and deserved their victory. The Atletico Gallardo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.