League Play-Off

Estadio Bolívar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leon Sabin got the match started through his kick off. Tobias Ruisko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon Sabin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apolo Ishmael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jaime Rojelio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apolo Ishmael's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaime Rojelio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Eustacio Osorio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Anier Egun made a huge save. Nicasio Honesto hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Leon Sabin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Ishmael in the 17th minute of play forced Bolívar's goalkeeper Jaime Rojelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, VR 46's goalkeeper Anier Egun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Osorio. In the 28th minute Leon Sabin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Rojelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Ishmael in the 31st minute of play forced Bolívar's goalkeeper Jaime Rojelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Bolívar's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Sabin came free, but Jaime Rojelio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Bidari kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Tobias Ruisko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anier Egun having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Ruisko in the 38th minute of play forced VR 46's goalkeeper Anier Egun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anier Egun was a little too slow when Angelo Lain got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 1-0. After some careless play in the VR 46 defense, Angelo Lain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anier Egun. The VR 46 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anier Egun should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tobias Ruisko to make the kick off. Octavio Nafarroa charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octavio Nafarroa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute, Octavio Nafarroa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Israel Mergildo in the 55th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Anier Egun's left hand side. Apolo Ishmael scored 2-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jaime Rojelio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bolívar's goalkeeper Jaime Rojelio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Tobias Ruisko came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Bolívar 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 Tobias Ruisko couldn't finish the play. Anier Egun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Osorio in the 70th minute of play. Eustacio Osorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tobias Ruisko came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Bolívar 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 Tobias Ruisko couldn't finish the play. Desiderio Lauaxeta kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Eustacio Osorio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Egun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. When Eustacio Osorio came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Bolívar 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 Eustacio Osorio couldn't finish the play. When Tobias Ruisko came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Bolívar 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 Tobias Ruisko couldn't finish the play. After having played for 86 minutes, Eustacio Osorio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bolívar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustacio Osorio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anier Egun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Osorio in the 90th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tobias Ruisko in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anier Egun saved VR 46 from getting behind. After 94 played minutes Bolívar got a freekick which was hit by Nicasio Honesto. After some careless play in the Bolívar defense, Apolo Ishmael kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jaime Rojelio. The Bolívar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jaime Rojelio should have stopped the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.