League Play-Off

Olivia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Delmar Salvatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Juvenal, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Delmar Salvatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Satordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Ezequiel Bembe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palavecino AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olivia FC the free kick. The supporters of Olivia FC booed when Palavecino AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ezequiel Bembe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melchor Quinten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Eustaquio Paio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Ciro Remicio 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 18th match minute, Olivia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Roano to maneuver through the defense. Delmar Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubaldo Satordi in the 20th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Olivia FC defense, Dalmacio Juvenal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmar Salvatore. The Olivia FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmar Salvatore should have stopped the shot. Olivia FC's Delmar Salvatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Satordi in the 35th minute of play. Dalmacio Juvenal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmar Salvatore having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Olivia FC's zone, Ubaldo Satordi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmar Salvatore came out of the goal and Ubaldo Satordi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Remicio to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Palavecino AFC's Ubaldo Satordi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delmar Salvatore narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Dalmacio Juvenal 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. Ubaldo Satordi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Delmar Salvatore read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olivia FC's goalkeeper Delmar Salvatore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Ubaldo Satordi 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. If Dalmacio Juvenal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes of play, Olivia FC's Melchor Quinten made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustaquio Paio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Olivia FC's Delmar Salvatore proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Olivia FC from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the game, Faustino Socorro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olivia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palavecino AFC the free kick. 95 minutes into the match, Palavecino AFC's Domingos Cisco broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Palavecino AFC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.