League Play-Off

Estadio Porcelana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angelino Haitz made the kick off which started today's match. If Eliseo Rexino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the game, Eduardo Chaime cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Prudencio Cresconio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 10 minutes into the game, Nicanor Gomez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porcelana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samico the free kick. A collision led to Porcelana getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Nicanor Gomez hit a great ball. When Eliseo Rexino came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Samico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eliseo Rexino couldn't finish the play. Porcelana's Prudencio Cresconio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Chaime in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Samico's goalkeeper Narciso Cugat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The long shot by Mauricio Natanael in the 20th minute really tested Narciso Cugat's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Eduardo Chaime's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Prudencio Cresconio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Prudencio Cresconio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Rexino, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Eduardo Chaime sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eliseo Rexino struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Prudencio Cresconio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Samico. After some careless play in the Samico defense, Angelino Haitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Narciso Cugat. The Samico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Narciso Cugat should have stopped the shot. If Alberto Oso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Porcelana's Angelino Haitz got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Samico's Narciso Cugat got control of the ball when Alberto Oso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Angelino Haitz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 47th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseo Rexino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alberto Oso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Cugat having to interfere. Angelino Haitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Narciso Cugat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alberto Oso came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Porcelana fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Oso couldn't finish the play. If Angelino Haitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, Porcelana's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Rexino came free, but Prudencio Cresconio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Orlando Dalmai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eduardo Chaime might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Prudencio Cresconio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduardo Chaime ran back to his position shaking his head. After 78 minutes, Rodrigo Dubardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Porcelana and the Samico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 played minutes, Samico's Cristian Bidari shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Prudencio Cresconio 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 Samico reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Rexino in the 96th minute of play forced Porcelana's goalkeeper Prudencio Cresconio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.