League Play-Off

Estadio Holdich
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. Donato Martinez started the match with the kick off. If Jaime Pitin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pitin in the 5th minute of play forced Holdich AFC's goalkeeper Natalio Menendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Menendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pitin in the 6th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Imperium Fc's goalkeeper Gabriel Afonso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rosendo Gonzalez. Jaime Pitin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Menendo having to interfere. Bernabe Cordarrell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natalio Menendo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Natalio Menendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Cordarrell in the 27th minute of the match. Natalio Menendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernabe Cordarrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Bernabe Cordarrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Natalio Menendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donato Martinez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Afonso having to interfere. The Holdich AFC fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Holdich AFC's Rosendo Gonzalez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Pitin was the one to do the kick off. Gabriel Afonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Gonzalez in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Holdich AFC's Gregorio Lleir seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gregorio Lleir the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Holdich AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gregorio Lleir had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Holdich AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Alonzo Polentzi's late challenge caught a Imperium Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alonzo Polentzi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Holdich AFC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Alonzo Polentzi hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Laureano Medero 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. Imperium Fc's Gabriel Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Gonzalez in the 66th minute of play. Rosendo Gonzalez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Gabriel Afonso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernabe Cordarrell struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Natalio Menendo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Imperium Fc. Natalio Menendo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. If Rosendo Gonzalez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th minute, Bernabe Cordarrell 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. Bernabe Cordarrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Imperium Fc players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.