League Play-Off

Usiyal
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 Cordero started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Artemio Farias took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Norberto Carlomagno to make any attempt to save it. RedHunters FC's Norberto Carlomagno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Farias in the 12th minute of play. Norberto Carlomagno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Farias in the 15th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaston Lehoi during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Artemio Farias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Norberto Carlomagno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Eder in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Usiyal's Artemio Farias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Norberto Carlomagno. Norberto Carlomagno yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 29th match minute, RedHunters FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavino Cordero to maneuver through the defense. Timoteo Gines was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 32 minutes into the match, RedHunters FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Farias came free, but Norberto Carlomagno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gavino Cordero came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the RedHunters FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gavino Cordero couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Eder got free with Norberto Carlomagno in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 44 minutes, Danilo Chucho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RedHunters FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Chucho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Artemio Farias made the kick off in the second half. Primitivo Nafarroa's late challenge caught a RedHunters FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Primitivo Nafarroa helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes Usiyal got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Nafarroa. Ivan Eder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Carlomagno having to interfere. Norberto Carlomagno didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Eder went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 72nd minute Timoteo Gines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Carlomagno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Usiyal's Ivan Eder in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RedHunters FC's goalie prevented a goal. Norberto Carlomagno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Cesario in the 79th minute of play. Norberto Carlomagno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Eder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Artemio Farias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Carlomagno was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Norberto Carlomagno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivan Eder's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. When Artemio Farias came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Usiyal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Artemio Farias couldn't finish the play.