League Play-Off

Estadio Gessler
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Basualdo kicked off to start the match. Amador Txeru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciriaco Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the game, Gregorio Efren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amador Txeru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Moises Basualdo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denis Teyo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Nunez Manex fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viejo Tom's protests and gave Nunez Manex a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Viejo Tom:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gessler:s goal. 1-1 came through a penalty shot after 17 played minutes, when Gessler:s Wilfredo Damario calmly waited for Viejo Tom:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. When Moises Basualdo came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Gessler 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 Moises Basualdo couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, one of Viejo Tom:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Viejo Tom. The referee gave Gessler a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Wilfredo Damario, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Viejo Tom's Maximo Kaxen. 2-1. Moises Basualdo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximo Kaxen having to interfere. In the 28th minute Gregorio Efren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Txeru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Gessler's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Primeiro came free, but Amador Txeru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ciriaco Primeiro in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amador Txeru saved Gessler from getting behind. In the 37th match minute, Gessler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Rencio to maneuver through the defense. Amador Txeru didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciriaco Primeiro went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Maximo Kaxen was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Wilfredo Damario. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciriaco Primeiro to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Gessler's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ciriaco Primeiro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Denis Teyo put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Maximo Kaxen. Denis Teyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Maximo Kaxen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Basualdo in the 63rd minute of play forced Viejo Tom's goalkeeper Maximo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Ciriaco Primeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Amador Txeru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th match minute, Gessler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Isusko to maneuver through the defense. Amador Txeru made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Gregorio Efren sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Teyo in the 88th minute of play forced Viejo Tom's goalkeeper Maximo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximo Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Teyo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Maximo Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Basualdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Viejo Tom players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Gessler from taking control. The game ends in a draw.