League Play-Off

Doyhenard
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Gavino Luzaide started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Gavino Luzaide fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Emilio Raulo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Martinez in the 16th minute of play forced Doyhenard AFC's goalkeeper Jairo Dalmai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Doyhenard AFC's Emilio Raulo got a free kick in the 20th minute. Silverio Martinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Esquel booed when Doyhenard AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Raulo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonas Rudolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silverio Martinez charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silverio Martinez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Silverio Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Esquel's Braulio Isauro got control of the ball when Leonel Arnau tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Gavino Luzaide 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. Braulio Isauro made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Leonel Arnau sent off a good shot on target. Jonas Rudolfo came free in the 45th minute and tried to tip the ball over Jairo Dalmai, but to the joy of Doyhenard AFC's supporters the ball went over. After 47 played minutes Doyhenard AFC got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Raulo. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silverio Martinez to make the kick off. Jonas Rudolfo kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Gavino Luzaide had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Braulio Isauro. Esquel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gavino Luzaide was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Gavino Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Isauro having to interfere. Mario Nastasio kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Leonel Arnau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Esquel's goal looked a bit too open when Gavino Luzaide came free, but Braulio Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jonas Rudolfo fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esquel's protests and gave Jonas Rudolfo a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 89 minutes, Gavino Luzaide managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Doyhenard AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gavino Luzaide was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Braulio Isauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Luzaide, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Placido Clodio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Braulio Isauro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Arnau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute, Gavino Luzaide made a precise shot to the right of Braulio Isauro. Esquel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Doyhenard AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Esquel for a fine match.