League Play-Off

C.A.Uber
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. Abelardo Boni started the match with the kick off. Norberto Lauro hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Norberto Lauro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to C.A-Chance getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jairo Faro hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santos Rufio during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st match minute, C.A-Chance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Rufio to maneuver through the defense. Aquiles Pancho 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. Victoriano Hernando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Ferdinand in the 31st minute of the match. Julio Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Victoriano Hernando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Julio Ferdinand came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Labardén 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 Julio Ferdinand couldn't finish the play. In the 40th match minute, Labardén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Cisco to maneuver through the defense. Norberto Lauro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Urbano Valiente read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute Abelardo Boni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Valiente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aquiles Pancho was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julio Ferdinand got free with Victoriano Hernando in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Pancho in the 55th minute of play forced C.A-Chance's goalkeeper Victoriano Hernando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Labardén's Julio Ferdinand got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Norberto Lauro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Urbano Valiente read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Silvio Beremundo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.A-Chance's Abelardo Boni got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Lauro in the 67th minute of play forced Labardén's goalkeeper Urbano Valiente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 played minutes Labardén got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Eli. After having played for 69 minutes, Abelardo Boni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A-Chance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo Boni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Ferdinand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Labardén's Victoriano Hernando threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aquiles Pancho, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Norberto Lauro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Labardén's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Boni came free, but Urbano Valiente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aquiles Pancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Ferdinand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Victoriano Hernando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 97 minutes into the match, C.A-Chance's goalkeeper Victoriano Hernando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julio Ferdinand. When the match was over Labardén could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than C.A-Chance throughout the match.