League Play-Off

Estadio Firmat
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. Alfonso Gergori started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carolo Gar in the 12th minute of play forced Tilcara AFC's goalkeeper Serafin Ofelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carolo Gar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Manex showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Beliran in the 16th minute of the match. In the 20thth minute of the game Raimundo Beliran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Firmat's Victor Manex was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Firmat's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Gergori came free, but Victor Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Raimundo Beliran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carolo Gar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Serafin Ofelio firmly grabbed it by the left post. 29 minutes into the match, Tilcara AFC's Raimundo Beliran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victor Manex narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Raimundo Beliran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tilcara AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Raimundo Beliran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Manex breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victor Manex stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Gergori's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Raimundo Beliran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tilcara AFC's Raimundo Beliran got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Serafin Ofelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Gar in the 39th minute of the match. After having played for 42 minutes, Raimundo Beliran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tilcara AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raimundo Beliran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Francisco Evis made the kick off in the second half. Victor Manex didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesus Selmo went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Raimundo Beliran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Victor Manex tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raimundo Beliran scored 0-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victor Manex, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 77 played minutes Firmat got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Evis. After some careless play in the Tilcara AFC defense, Carolo Gar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafin Ofelio. The Tilcara AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafin Ofelio should have stopped the shot. After 89 minutes of play, Tilcara AFC's Raimundo Beliran made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Manex was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tilcara AFC played a much better game than Firmat and deserved their victory. The Firmat players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.