League Play-Off

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Rio got the match started through his kick off. Freddy Roano came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ernesto Orain could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Linch FC's Aristides Ledesma got a free kick in the 4th minute. 6 minutes in the game, Freddy Roano fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ernesto Orain having to interfere. Freddy Roano struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Ernesto Orain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Silver Star F. C.. Freddy Roano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Freddy Roano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ernesto Orain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Cristo Irrintzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Claude was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 25th minute, Carolo Gaxan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Linch FC's Ernesto Orain got control of the ball when Freddy Roano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomas Rio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomas Rio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gaspar Rubio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Ernesto Orain made a huge save. In the 38th minute, Silver Star F. C.'s Tomas Rio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Ernesto Orain didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Freddy Roano went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpected shot in the 49th minute by Gaspar Rubio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The audience was convinced that Tomas Rio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernesto Orain was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Rubio in the 71st minute of play forced Linch FC's goalkeeper Ernesto Orain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Linch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Rio came free, but Ernesto Orain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddy Roano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Linch FC's Aristides Ledesma got a free kick in the 78th minute. Tomas Rio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ernesto Orain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Freddy Roano scored 3-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernesto Orain, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernesto Orain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Roano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Silver Star F. C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.