League Play-Off

Menucos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Melchor Dacio kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Chinchinales AFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Felipe Florinio hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melchor Dacio in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gervasio Casado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Menucos AFC's Melchor Dacio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gervasio Casado. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. Chinchinales AFC's Gervasio Casado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Chinchinales AFC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Melchor Dacio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Casado was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Menucos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Venceslao came free, but Cristo Betadur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Menucos AFC's Hipolito Burutzagi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gervasio Casado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Hipolito Burutzagi came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Menucos AFC 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 Hipolito Burutzagi couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melchor Dacio in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gervasio Casado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Melchor Dacio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Casado having to interfere. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chinchinales AFC's goalkeeper Gervasio Casado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Melchor Dacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Chinchinales AFC's Fausto Mannuel got a free kick in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leo Venceslao to make the kick off. Zeledon Gonsalvo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Segundo Henrico sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Menucos AFC's Cristo Betadur didn't even have to move. Cristo Betadur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florencio Guillen in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Florencio Guillen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Hipolito Burutzagi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gervasio Casado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Melchor Dacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Hipolito Burutzagi sped through Chinchinales AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gervasio Casado. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Leo Venceslao took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Cristo Betadur to make any attempt to save it. In the 79th minute, Zeledon Gonsalvo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Melchor Dacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Chinchinales AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Burutzagi came free, but Gervasio Casado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Generoso Araoz charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Generoso Araoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Menucos AFC's Cristo Betadur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Venceslao in the 92nd minute of play. Menucos AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.