League Play-Off

Soconcho
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. Celso Abaurre started the match with the kick off. Anjuli's Vicente Barbosa got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, Soconcho AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Moise to maneuver through the defense. Pascual Sesuldo's late challenge caught a Anjuli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascual Sesuldo helped the player get up and apologised. Pascual Sesuldo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes, Anjuli's Alejandro Bero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodrigo Burni came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Anjuli reached it. Eleuterio Dolcet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Albano Llorienzo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Martin Fix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eleuterio Dolcet scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Albano Llorienzo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Erubiel Belmiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Martin Fix struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Rodrigo Burni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Anjuli. Celso Abaurre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodrigo Burni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Erubiel Belmiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erubiel Belmiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonatan Omero kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erubiel Belmiro to strike the kick off in the second half. Celso Abaurre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodrigo Burni having to make a save. Celso Abaurre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Rodrigo Burni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the game, Martin Fix cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rodrigo Burni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute, Celso Abaurre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rodrigo Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Abaurre, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Albano Llorienzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erubiel Belmiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anjuli's Martin Fix got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martin Fix blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodrigo Burni having to make a save. Rodrigo Burni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Abaurre in the 81st minute of the match. Soconcho AFC's Rodrigo Burni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Abaurre in the 89th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.