League Play-Off

Sepultura
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Agustin Johans started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maximo Nicholas's late challenge caught a Maggiolo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximo Nicholas helped the player get up and apologised. Maximo Nicholas kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Narciso Deunoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Bernaldo in the 4th minute of play. Narciso Deunoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Sabino, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Sepultura FC's goal looked a bit too open when Agustin Johans came free, but Claudio Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sepultura FC's zone, Felipe Patrido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Arias came out of the goal and Felipe Patrido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Agustin Johans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maggiolo's supporters rose to their feet, but Agustin Johans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio Arias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14thth minute of the game Felipe Patrido who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sepultura FC's Claudio Arias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Agustin Johans came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Maggiolo 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 Agustin Johans couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Maggiolo booed when Sepultura FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Bilbo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Maximo Nicholas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 22 minutes had been played. Maximo Nicholas kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Sepultura FC's goal looked a bit too open when Agustin Johans came free, but Claudio Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maggiolo's Felipe Patrido got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Maggiolo getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Victoriano Gaskon hit a great ball. After 38 played minutes Sepultura FC got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bilbo. 40 minutes into the match, Sepultura FC's goal looked a bit too open when Agustin Johans came free, but Claudio Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustin Johans might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudio Arias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Agustin Johans ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Sepultura FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Domingos Quexal hit a great ball. Agustin Johans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudio Arias read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Agustin Johans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Arias having to interfere. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edgardo Bernaldo was the one to do the kick off. Bruno Bilbo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Claudio Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustin Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sepultura FC's goalkeeper Claudio Arias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Bernaldo in the 66th minute of play forced Maggiolo's goalkeeper Narciso Deunoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes Maggiolo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcelino Frans who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Sepultura FC's Marcelino Frans to fire away a dangerous shot which Narciso Deunoro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Edgardo Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sepultura FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Bernaldo 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 Edgardo Bernaldo in the 72nd minute of play forced Maggiolo's goalkeeper Narciso Deunoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Edgardo Bernaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Deunoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgardo Bernaldo scored 1-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Narciso Deunoro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 77 played minutes Sepultura FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Sabino. A hard shot 78 in the game by Felipe Patrido from a close distance when the talented Claudio Arias managed to make a qualified save. Sepultura FC's players were relieved. After 79 played minutes Sepultura FC got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bilbo. 81 minutes into the match, Maggiolo's Agustin Johans sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudio Arias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domingos Quexal during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Patrido got free with Claudio Arias in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Felipe Patrido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sepultura FC had won after a very even match.