League Play-Off

Ranquile
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Payable On Death's Romeo Ramone started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 4 minutes, Damian Balendin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Payable On Death's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Balendin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teodoro Vargas made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Roberto Nalo sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Fidel Chico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodoro Vargas was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Atilio Peronne's Generoso Birjaio got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Balendin in the 18th minute of play forced Sportivo Atilio Peronne's goalkeeper Jacobo Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Sergi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Ramone in the 19th minute of the match. Damian Balendin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Sergi having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Ramone in the 22nd minute of play forced Sportivo Atilio Peronne's goalkeeper Jacobo Sergi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Nalo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Teodoro Vargas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacobo Bermudo in the 29th minute. Teodoro Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fidel Chico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodoro Vargas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacobo Bermudo in the 44th minute. The audience was convinced that Damian Balendin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Sergi was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fidel Chico to make the kick off. Sportivo Atilio Peronne were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Payable On Death's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Generoso Birjaio took the corner. The corner ended in Generoso Birjaio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Payable On Death's Teodoro Vargas did a great save. Jacobo Bermudo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Teodoro Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Chico in the 65th minute of play forced Payable On Death's goalkeeper Teodoro Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Payable On Death's Eliseo Salvino got a free kick in the 73rd minute. If Fidel Chico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilberto Tanio during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 94 minutes into the game, Sportivo Atilio Peronne's Fidel Chico nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teodoro Vargas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Sportivo Atilio Peronne were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Payable On Death for a fine match.