League Play-Off

Marapá
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Celestino Cebrian kicked off to start the match. Evelio Guillelmus charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evelio Guillelmus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Gandofi got a freekick which was hit by Evelio Guillelmus. Celestino Cebrian took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Herminio Ledesma. Herminio Ledesma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Celestino Cebrian 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. With his leg Herminio Ledesma managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Deprotivo Luis Leloir's Silvio Servando fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 15th match minute, Gandofi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Mateo to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Deprotivo Luis Leloir were awarded a corner. Simon Iigo went to the cornerflag to take it. Simon Iigo made a great header on Deprotivo Luis Leloir's corner, it was just that Gandofi's Herminio Ledesma managed to reach the ball for a save. Celestino Cebrian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celestino Cebrian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Herminio Ledesma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blas Abajas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Orlondo having to interfere. A collision led to Deprotivo Luis Leloir getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Arnulfo Romildo hit a great ball. Jacobo Orlondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Jacobo Orlondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Mateo in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Deprotivo Luis Leloir getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Arnulfo Romildo hit a great ball. Jacobo Orlondo came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Gandofi's Alfredo Mateo. But to his dismay, Alfredo Mateo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Herminio Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Cebrian, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredo Mateo made a kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deprotivo Luis Leloir's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leon Michael was slow to take the kick. During this time Gandofi's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Deprotivo Luis Leloir booed when Gandofi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Guillelmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jacobo Orlondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Mateo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Eulalio Beti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jacobo Orlondo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Deprotivo Luis Leloir's Jacobo Orlondo got control of the ball when Blas Abajas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alfredo Mateo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Orlondo having to interfere. In the 86th minute Silvio Servando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Ledesma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Deprotivo Luis Leloir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Urtats to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Leon Michael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Orlondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Gandofi's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Cebrian came free, but Herminio Ledesma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Mateo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Servando in the 94th minute of play forced Gandofi's goalkeeper Herminio Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gandofi's Herminio Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Cebrian in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Gandofi eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.