League Play-Off

Cafferata
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mario Libertad got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Conrado Cresenciano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cafferata AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Cresenciano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Cyndaquil Fotball Club's goalkeeper Gonzalo Napier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Conrado Cresenciano. A collision led to Cyndaquil Fotball Club getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Guillermo Iliana hit a great ball. Mario Libertad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute Conrado Cresenciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Napier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes of play, Cafferata AFC's Conrado Cresenciano made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonzalo Napier was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonides Rami during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th minute, Leonides Rami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st match minute, Cyndaquil Fotball Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Martino to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cyndaquil Fotball Club's goalkeeper Gonzalo Napier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Cafferata AFC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Adrian Eladio hit a great ball. During the 32nd minute of the match Leonides Rami completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Leonides Rami a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 33rd match minute, Cafferata AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Rami to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Conrado Cresenciano 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. Bonifacio Benitez charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bonifacio Benitez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cyndaquil Fotball Club's Bonifacio Benitez got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a defensive mix-up in Cyndaquil Fotball Club's zone, Severo Raymond stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzalo Napier came out of the goal and Severo Raymond tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mario Libertad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Napier having to interfere. After 70 minutes, Conrado Cresenciano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cafferata AFC and the Cyndaquil Fotball Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cafferata AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Conrado Cresenciano hit a great ball. Isidoro Cordairo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Milian having to interfere. Conrado Cresenciano might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonzalo Napier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Conrado Cresenciano ran back to his position shaking his head. Silvano Argi's late challenge caught a Cyndaquil Fotball Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvano Argi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cafferata AFC's Silvano Argi got a free kick in the 78th minute. If Conrado Cresenciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Cafferata AFC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Severo Raymond hit a great ball. Mateo Milian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isidoro Cordairo in the 95th minute. Cafferata AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.