League Play-Off

Estadio Clarke
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ruperto Sadurni got the match started through his kick off. Clarke's Hugo Eliu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maximino Beliran, made in the 4th minute of the game. Ruperto Sadurni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Clarke's Romeo Fix got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Aristides Vachon sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Clarke's Maximino Hibai didn't even have to move. 20 minutes into the match, Arthus F.C's goalkeeper Luis Garaile had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruperto Sadurni. Jairo Pietro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Horacio Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Ruperto Sadurni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clarke fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ruperto Sadurni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ruperto Sadurni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Eliu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Garaile having to interfere. Maximino Hibai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Pietro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horacio Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximino Hibai having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Horacio Vidal made the kick off in the second half. If Ruperto Sadurni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Gaudencio Odon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Garaile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Sadurni, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute Gaudencio Odon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Garaile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Ruperto Sadurni made a precise shot to the right of Luis Garaile. Arthus F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Clarke's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aristides Vachon was slow to take the kick. During this time Arthus F.C's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Maximino Beliran managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 67th minute, Romeo Fix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximino Hibai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Vidal in the 69th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, one of Clarke:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In a very dangerous position, a player in Clarke fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! In the 85th minute, Arthus F.C got a penalty, and Aristides Vachon placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeo Fix in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luis Garaile prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hugo Eliu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 95 minutes, Romeo Fix managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clarke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Fix was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Eliu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Eliu in the 100th minute of play forced Arthus F.C's goalkeeper Luis Garaile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hugo Eliu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 101st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Clarke players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.