League Play-Off

El Arca Rosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Placido Pelayo took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Pelayo in the 3rd minute of play forced CaRaVaNa Monumental's goalkeeper Desiderio Refugio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Placido Pelayo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Desiderio Refugio was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Justo Matthew made a precise shot to the right of Desiderio Refugio. CaRaVaNa Monumental's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Jacinto Bartuelo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Desiderio Refugio made a huge save. If Placido Pelayo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Desiderio Refugio made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Justo Matthew sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Placido Pelayo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Pink Panter F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Gregorio Cheche kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Desiderio Refugio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Placido Pelayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Placido Pelayo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Refugio having to interfere. CaRaVaNa Monumental's Desiderio Refugio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save CaRaVaNa Monumental from getting a goal against them. Placido Pelayo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Pelayo in the 45th minute of play forced CaRaVaNa Monumental's goalkeeper Desiderio Refugio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CaRaVaNa Monumental's Desiderio Refugio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Pelayo in the 48th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Mateo Bartoleme made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Placido Pelayo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Desiderio Refugio was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Justo Matthew's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Desiderio Refugio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Matthew in the 61st minute of play forced CaRaVaNa Monumental's goalkeeper Desiderio Refugio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Placido Pelayo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Desiderio Refugio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 66 minutes, Placido Pelayo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Pink Panter F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Placido Pelayo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Desiderio Refugio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justo Matthew in the 69th minute of play. Desiderio Refugio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Placido Pelayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 80 minutes of play, The Pink Panter F.C.'s David Fidele made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Desiderio Refugio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 82 minutes into the match, CaRaVaNa Monumental's goal looked a bit too open when Justo Matthew came free, but Desiderio Refugio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Justo Matthew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in The Pink Panter F.C.'s zone, Mateo Bartoleme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prudencio Marcones came out of the goal and Mateo Bartoleme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Pink Panter F.C. had played much better football throughout.