League Play-Off

STADIUM OLYMPIQUS
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Olympiqus's Prospero Cordearo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Eduardo Anaya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympiqus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cieneguita AFC the free kick. In the 4th minute, Eduardo Anaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurelio Dolfos took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabio Koldo. Fabio Koldo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Fabio Koldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benicio Laurentzi in the 22nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benicio Laurentzi in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabio Koldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabio Koldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Dolfos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Bertran's late challenge caught a Cieneguita AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Bertran helped the player get up and apologised. Manuel Bertran kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Aurelio Dolfos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Koldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amancio Jordy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Lore having to interfere. If Prospero Cordearo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Cieneguita AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benicio Laurentzi to make the kick off. Olympiqus's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Benicio Laurentzi 52 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benicio Laurentzi in the 57th minute of play forced Olympiqus's goalkeeper Fabio Koldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelio Dolfos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Fabio Koldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benicio Laurentzis short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Fabio Koldo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Aurelio Dolfos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Fabio Koldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Olympiqus's Manuel Bertran got a free kick in the 76th minute. Benicio Laurentzi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fabio Koldo came out and tried to block the shot, but Benicio Laurentzi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 78th minute. Fabio Koldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benicio Laurentzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Benicio Laurentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cieneguita AFC's Osvaldo Lore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Anaya in the 92nd minute of play. Amancio Jordy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Olympiqus supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cieneguita AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Cieneguita AFC.