League Play-Off

Coloso Ruca Quimey
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes Pulpera FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Colas. Off's Amado Vitin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sebastian Kemen but with some difficulty. Astor Jatsu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mauricio Vermudo having to make a save. Sebastian Kemen made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Celestino Mel sent off a good shot on target. Celestino Mel's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Sebastian Kemen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Pulpera FC's zone, Nereo Gaizkine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Kemen came out of the goal and Nereo Gaizkine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Astor Jatsu charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Astor Jatsu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Silvano Oliveiro 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. In the 29th minute, Celestino Mel made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Kemen. Pulpera FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Mauro Teyo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Nereo Gaizkine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Kemen having to interfere. Mauricio Vermudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvano Oliveiro in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nereo Gaizkine was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Celestino Mel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Silvano Oliveiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Silvano Oliveiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Vermudo was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 62 minutes into the match, Pulpera FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Mel came free, but Sebastian Kemen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicasio Maura's late challenge caught a Pulpera FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicasio Maura helped the player get up and apologised. Nicasio Maura kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Off was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uriel Lorencio to maneuver through the defense. Astor Jatsu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Mauricio Vermudo made a huge save. Astor Jatsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mauricio Vermudo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pulpera FC's Sebastian Kemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicasio Maura in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Gaizkine in the 84th minute of play forced Pulpera FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Kemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauricio Vermudo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Jatsu in the 92nd minute of the match. Off were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pulpera FC for a fine match.