League Play-Off

La Isla Maciel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nemesio Rocendo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rosendo Padro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Alfonso Gabrio made a huge save. San Telmo Hollywood's Jeronimo Barrionuevo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Cilio in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clara's goalkeeper Alfonso Gabrio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rosendo Padro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Alfonso Gabrio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lorenzo Rencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeronimo Barrionuevo having to interfere. In the 21stth minute of the game Nemesio Rocendo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Clara's Alfonso Gabrio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfonso Gabrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Rocendo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Nemesio Rocendo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Gabrio having to interfere. When Lorenzo Rencio came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Clara 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 Lorenzo Rencio couldn't finish the play. Alfonso Gabrio made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Nemesio Rocendo sent off a good shot on target. Jeronimo Barrionuevo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Lopes in the 36th minute of the match. If Fulgencio Cilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Clara's Lorenzo Rencio got a free kick in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Clara's zone, Rosendo Padro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonso Gabrio came out of the goal and Rosendo Padro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nemesio Rocendo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Gabrio having to interfere. A collision led to San Telmo Hollywood getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rosendo Padro hit a great ball. 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.

The wind increased when Fulgencio Cilio made the kick off in the second half. After 61 minutes, Bernardo Toli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Telmo Hollywood and the Clara players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes San Telmo Hollywood got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Toli. Jeronimo Barrionuevo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Cilio in the 66th minute of play. Nemesio Rocendo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Alfonso Gabrio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfonso Gabrio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Rocendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fulgencio Cilio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, San Telmo Hollywood's Astor Domingues got a free kick in the 82nd minute. When Astor Quirce fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Telmo Hollywood's protests and gave Astor Quirce a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Fulgencio Cilio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jeronimo Barrionuevo. That made the score 0-2 in the 96 minute of play. The Clara supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Clara would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.