League Play-Off

Meridiano
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Natalio Leheren made the kick off which started today's match. Natalio Leheren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Damaso Distiratsu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Meridiano AFC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Filiberto Flores hit a great ball. Meridiano AFC's Damaso Distiratsu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roque Fliz in the 16th minute of play. Augusto Berenguer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Nardo having to interfere. Ichipuca AFC's Ildefonso Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Berenguer in the 20th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Augusto Berenguer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ildefonso Nardo. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. Angelo Gartzea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Ildefonso Nardo made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Ichipuca AFC's Erasmo Licerio got a free kick in the 34th minute. Ildefonso Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Berenguer, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. When Carolo Vergaray came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Meridiano AFC 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 Carolo Vergaray couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Augusto Berenguer took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ildefonso Nardo. Ildefonso Nardo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After having played for 71 minutes, Angelo Gartzea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Meridiano AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelo Gartzea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Leheren in the 74th minute of play forced Meridiano AFC's goalkeeper Damaso Distiratsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ichipuca AFC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Paulo Dolcet hit a great ball. Angelo Gartzea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Nardo having to interfere. Ildefonso Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Berenguer, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Angelo Gartzea fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meridiano AFC's protests and gave Angelo Gartzea a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Meridiano AFC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Angelo Gartzea hit a great ball. Augusto Berenguer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ildefonso Nardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ildefonso Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Gartzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Meridiano AFC's Angelo Gartzea in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ichipuca AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Filiberto Flores recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Ichipuca AFC defense, Augusto Berenguer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ildefonso Nardo. The Ichipuca AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ildefonso Nardo should have stopped the shot. When Roque Fliz came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Ichipuca AFC 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 Roque Fliz couldn't finish the play. A hard shot by Leonardo Oliverios from long distance, 98 minutes into the match, got Damaso Distiratsu's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Meridiano AFC had won after a very even match.