League Play-Off

Nestor Kirchner
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Herensuge started the match with the kick off. Rigoberto Telo kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Club Flandria's Jonathan Geofredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon George in the 5th minute of play. Victoriano Heriberto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Geofredo came out and tried to block the shot, but Victoriano Heriberto slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Jonathan Geofredo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victoriano Heriberto in the 10th minute. Norberto Baleren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Herensuge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Geofredo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Ursino in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute, Setentas FC's Jose Sugar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jose Sugar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Setentas FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jose Sugar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 19th minute, one of Setentas FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Setentas FC. Setentas FC's Norberto Baleren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Eudoxio in the 25th minute of play. Setentas FC's Norberto Baleren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Eudoxio in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute, Severo Eudoxio made a precise shot to the right of Norberto Baleren. Setentas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After 38 played minutes Setentas FC got a freekick which was hit by Eleuterio Banegas. Severo Eudoxio struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Norberto Baleren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Flandria. In the 43rd minute, Rigoberto Telo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Setentas FC's Rigoberto Telo got a free kick in the 44th minute. After the first half Club Flandria were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Federico Ursino made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Setentas FC's Federico Ursino got a free kick in the 50th minute. Federico Ursino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Geofredo having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Setentas FC's Victoriano Heriberto got a free kick in the 55th minute. Federico Ursino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Geofredo having to interfere. Setentas FC's Norberto Baleren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Eudoxio in the 64th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Severo Eudoxio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Baleren was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Ursino in the 70th minute of play forced Club Flandria's goalkeeper Jonathan Geofredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Club Flandria getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. German Walme hit a great ball. Pedro Herensuge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Baleren having to interfere. Setentas FC's Federico Ursino got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Herensuge's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Norberto Baleren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Eudoxio in the 91st minute of play forced Setentas FC's goalkeeper Norberto Baleren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Club Flandria getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Primitivo Ihazintu hit a great ball. In the 96th minute of the match Eleuterio Banegas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Geofredo skillfully saved the ball. The Club Flandria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Club Flandria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.