League Play-Off

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eustacio Rayman kicked off to start the match. If Uriel Fanuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the game, Cecilio Lucian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The 11 Champions's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Internazionale Milano the free kick. A collision led to The 11 Champions getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cecilio Lucian hit a great ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Herminio Beliran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Internazionale Milano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Beliran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Enzo Abeijon kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Thomas Machin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The 11 Champions's Eustacio Rayman shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 21st match minute, Internazionale Milano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Odell to maneuver through the defense. Walter Eskilsson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 25th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Eustacio Rayman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 minutes of play, The 11 Champions's Eustacio Rayman made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Machin was left in no man's land by his defense there! The 11 Champions's Eustacio Rayman got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 48 minutes, Eustacio Rayman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The 11 Champions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustacio Rayman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Herminio Beliran made a kick off. Uriel Fanuco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, The 11 Champions's goal looked a bit too open when Herminio Beliran came free, but Walter Eskilsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walter Eskilsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Pudes, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When Cecilio Lucian came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the The 11 Champions 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 Cecilio Lucian couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Quico in the 71st minute of play forced The 11 Champions's goalkeeper Walter Eskilsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enzo Abeijon hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Eustacio Rayman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Thomas Machin made a huge save. With a little luck, Internazionale Milano's Thomas Machin got control of the ball when Eustacio Rayman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Internazionale Milano supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The 11 Champions's performance. The match ended with a win for The 11 Champions.