League Play-Off

Emmanuel Sanon
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jacobo Licerio hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Marcos Delfino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pablo Noe's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Victoriano Romo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Deportivo Haitiano's Arsenio Eufrasio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 21st play minute Efrain Leoiar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marcos Delfino. 2-0. Florencio Ranolfo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paolo Belo's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efrain Leoiar got free with Marcos Delfino in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Noe 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. When Pablo Noe came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Deportivo Haitiano 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 Pablo Noe couldn't finish the play. Efrain Leoiar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Marcos Delfino skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Victoriano Romo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deportivo Haitiano's Florencio Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Romo in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victoriano Romo was the one to do the kick off. Paolo Belo in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Florencio Ranolfo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 55th match minute, leonelFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Licerio to maneuver through the defense. Victoriano Romo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Florencio Ranolfo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paolo Belo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florencio Ranolfo having to interfere. Deportivo Haitiano's Florencio Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Romo in the 66th minute of play. Paolo Belo took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florencio Ranolfo. Florencio Ranolfo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 73 minutes into the match, Efrain Leoiar notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of leonelFC's Marcos Delfino. Marcos Delfino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Serafin Bartoleme charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafin Bartoleme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes leonelFC got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Bartoleme. Efrain Leoiar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. leonelFC's Serafin Bartoleme got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Serafin Bartoleme off the ground. Florencio Ranolfo was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Paolo Belo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paolo Belo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. 90 minutes into the match, leonelFC's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Leoiar came free, but Marcos Delfino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to leonelFC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jacobo Licerio hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Noe in the 93rd minute of play forced leonelFC's goalkeeper Marcos Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Haitiano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of leonelFC for a fine match.