League Play-Off

Estadio Lomitas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Justo Shantala got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Shantala in the 3rd minute of play forced Lescanos's goalkeeper Edelmiro Caitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorenzo Nuxila got free with Edelmiro Caitano in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lorenzo Nuxila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Caitano having to interfere. Justo Shantala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Caitano having to interfere. If Justo Shantala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, Enzo Bento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Berbiz. Lomitas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enzo Bento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Lorenzo Nuxila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lomitas:s Cristo Berbiz showed great skill when he stopped Marcelo Semeno:s penalty. Prospero Ermengol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Cristo Berbiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enzo Bento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Berbiz having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Patricio Mambru hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Marcelo Semeno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lescanos's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Semeno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristo Berbiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Lomitas's Aquiles Pelagius got a free kick in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Prospero Ermengol could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Cristo Berbiz however easily saved by the left post. Enzo Bento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Prospero Ermengol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristo Berbiz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Nuxila in the 64th minute of play forced Lescanos's goalkeeper Edelmiro Caitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lomitas's Lorenzo Nuxila got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lorenzo Nuxila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Nuxila in the 88th minute of play forced Lescanos's goalkeeper Edelmiro Caitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorenzo Nuxila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Edelmiro Caitano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lescanos's zone, Justo Shantala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edelmiro Caitano came out of the goal and Justo Shantala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Prospero Ermengol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Cristo Berbiz managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when Lescanos's Prospero Ermengol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aquiles Pelagius charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aquiles Pelagius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lomitas getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Aquiles Pelagius hit a great ball. The Lescanos supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lescanos would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.