League Play-Off

Estadio Famatanca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roman Belo got the match started through his kick off. RAFF FC's Gaudencio Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicasio Tonete took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcial Mosen. RAFF FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Almafuerte FC's Felipe Hug nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcial Mosen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Silvio Casado charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvio Casado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Almafuerte FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of RAFF FC:s goal. Everardo Bikendi charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Everardo Bikendi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 14 played minutes RAFF FC got a freekick which was hit by Gaudencio Sancho. Marcial Mosen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Hug in the 17th minute of play. Gaudencio Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Israel Valiente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Carlomagno in the 23rd minute of the match. Leandro Carlomagno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Valiente having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Almafuerte FC's goalkeeper Israel Valiente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Carlomagno. 29 minutes into the match, Almafuerte FC's goalkeeper Israel Valiente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Belo. In the 32nd minute, Roman Belo 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. 34 minutes into the match, Almafuerte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Carlomagno came free, but Israel Valiente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Almafuerte FC's goalkeeper Israel Valiente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Belo. If Fabian Quintan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Rigoberto Inautzi fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Almafuerte FC's protests and gave Rigoberto Inautzi a yellow card for diving instead. After 40 played minutes Almafuerte FC got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Inautzi. RAFF FC's Roman Belo got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leandro Carlomagno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Valiente having to interfere. Leandro Carlomagno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felipe Hug made a kick off. Leandro Carlomagno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute, Dante Baladi 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. Freddy Patxi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Marcial Mosen made a huge save. A collision led to RAFF FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Dante Baladi hit a great ball. Leandro Carlomagno kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Almafuerte FC's Israel Valiente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Belo in the 62nd minute of play. Felipe Hug fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcial Mosen having to interfere. Marcial Mosen made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Freddy Patxi sent off a good shot on target. Roman Belo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Israel Valiente having to make a save. Israel Valiente didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Belo went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 73 minutes, Leandro Carlomagno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RAFF FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Carlomagno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Freddy Patxi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcial Mosen having to interfere. If Leandro Carlomagno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Israel Valiente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Sancho in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Leandro Carlomagno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Israel Valiente was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Gaudencio Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Valiente having to interfere. If Gaudencio Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dante Baladi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 89th minute, Leandro Carlomagno 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. RAFF FC fully deserved thier win.