League Play-Off

La Tablada
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. Eriberto Domenec started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Natanael in the 7th minute of play forced Nuñorco F.C.'s goalkeeper Florencio Poncio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florencio Poncio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eriberto Domenec in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match Ciriaco Maria sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Florencio Poncio skillfully saved the ball. Guaberto Argi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aureliano Frechoso having to interfere. Guaberto Argi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aureliano Frechoso having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Candido Osoro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nuñorco F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Candido Osoro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aureliano Frechoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Eriberto Domenec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Eriberto Domenec made a precise shot to the right of Florencio Poncio. Nuñorco F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Nuñorco F.C. booed when Anjullan AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Bernaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anjullan AFC's Aureliano Frechoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Anjullan AFC from getting a goal against them. Nuñorco F.C.'s Florencio Poncio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Domenec in the 40th minute of play. Eriberto Domenec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guaberto Argi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Nuñorco F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Anjullan AFC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leopoldo Artizar made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Nuñorco F.C.'s zone, Severino Natanael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florencio Poncio came out of the goal and Severino Natanael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eriberto Domenec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Guaberto Argi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nuñorco F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Guaberto Argi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aureliano Frechoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aureliano Frechoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Artizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Anjullan AFC's Hipolito Basajaun got a free kick in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Leopoldo Artizar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nuñorco F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Artizar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aureliano Frechoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eriberto Domenec's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florencio Poncio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Santos Bernaldo charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santos Bernaldo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Severino Natanael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nuñorco F.C.! When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Anjullan AFC's Rodolfo Mancio got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Florencio Poncio. In the 97th minute, Leopoldo Artizar made a precise shot to the right of Aureliano Frechoso. Anjullan AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.