League Play-Off

Estadio Juncal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Eliseo Damario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rucanelo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Humberto Sasoin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Gaspar Aritza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lázaro Bakar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeo Salomone, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. If Amadeo Salomone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rucanelo AFC's Gaspar Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Ugutz in the 19th minute of play. Amadeo Salomone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Ugutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Sasoin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amadeo Salomone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Damario in the 39th minute of play forced Juncal FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Bakar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humberto Sasoin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseo Damario recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Juncal FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rucanelo AFC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Amadeo Salomone made the kick off in the second half. Amadeo Salomone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Bakar having to interfere. Eliseo Damario struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Lázaro Bakar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rucanelo AFC. After a rather tough play, Juncal FC's Gaudencio Quin got a free kick in the 56th minute. Eliseo Damario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Humberto Sasoin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaspar Aritza. Rucanelo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Sasoin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Lázaro Bakar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeo Salomone in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Rucanelo AFC booed when Juncal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Dalmu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 minutes Juncal FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Teodoro Ostadar who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Rucanelo AFC's corner Teodoro Ostadar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lázaro Bakar quite easily take care of the ball. 97 minutes into the match, Juncal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeo Salomone came free, but Lázaro Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.