League Play-Off

Estadio Josefina
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jeremias Basajaun started the match with the kick off. Melquiades Lauren might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Severo Elodio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Melquiades Lauren ran back to his position shaking his head. Severo Elodio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Basajaun in the 5th minute of the match. Baltasar Mergildo came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Murquilla FC's Enzo Rencio. But to his dismay, Enzo Rencio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Alejandro Cordera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Alejandro Cordera 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. Severo Elodio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Basajaun, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When Enzo Rencio came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Murquilla FC 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 Enzo Rencio couldn't finish the play. Melquiades Lauren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Severo Elodio made a huge save. Melquiades Lauren struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Severo Elodio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Josefina FC. In the 31st minute, Jeremias Basajaun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Severo Elodio. The goal made the score 2-1. 40 minutes into the game, Candido Rami was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Murquilla FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Josefina FC the free kick. After 40 played minutes Murquilla FC got a freekick which was hit by Candido Rami. Melquiades Lauren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Melquiades Lauren came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Josefina FC 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 Melquiades Lauren couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Enzo Rencio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Jeremias Basajaun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Josefina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias Basajaun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the match, Josefina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Rencio came free, but Baltasar Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Murquilla FC's Jimeno Ongile seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jimeno Ongile the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Murquilla FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jimeno Ongile had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Murquilla FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for Josefina FC. Honorato Herrera stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Severo Elodio. 3-1. In a very dangerous position, a player in Murquilla FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! Alejandro Cordera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josefina FC were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Murquilla FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Honorato Herrera took the corner. Enzo Rencio tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Severo Elodio. An unnecessary self made goal, 5-1 in the 78th minute. Silverio Millan charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silverio Millan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes Murquilla FC got a freekick which was hit by Silverio Millan. Jeremias Basajaun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severo Elodio having to interfere. Melquiades Lauren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Severo Elodio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremias Basajaun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Severo Elodio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Melquiades Lauren 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. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Murquilla FC's goalkeeper Severo Elodio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melquiades Lauren in the 93rd minute of play forced Murquilla FC's goalkeeper Severo Elodio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murquilla FC's Severo Elodio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Basajaun in the 94th minute of play. Jeremias Basajaun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Josefina FC had won after a very even match.