League Play-Off

Estadio Simbol
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cleto Lizbeth kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Güneş Raid got free with Amancio Odilon in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernan Chabier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arndt Isenegger having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in RODO's zone, Joaquin Sandaili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amancio Odilon came out of the goal and Joaquin Sandaili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Cleto Lizbeth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Lizbeth in the 19th minute of play forced RODO's goalkeeper Amancio Odilon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd match minute, RODO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Cordarrel to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd match minute, RODO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulino Ortle to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Cleto Lizbeth put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Amancio Odilon. Cleto Lizbeth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amancio Odilon having to interfere. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind RODO's goalkeeper Amancio Odilon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Lizbeth in the 30th minute of play forced RODO's goalkeeper Amancio Odilon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amancio Odilon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Igor Polentzi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. When Bernardo Diaz fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Simbol AFC's protests and gave Bernardo Diaz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Simbol AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Diaz to maneuver through the defense. Cleto Lizbeth recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Igor Polentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amancio Odilon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Distiratsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rigoberto Cordarrel made a kick off. RODO's Amancio Odilon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Lorien in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Diaz in the 54th minute of play forced RODO's goalkeeper Amancio Odilon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Polentzi scored 3-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amancio Odilon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Amancio Odilon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cleto Lizbeth went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Cleto Lizbeth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amancio Odilon was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. If Güneş Raid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Amancio Odilon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Lorien in the 70th minute of play. After 72 played minutes Simbol AFC got a freekick which was hit by Israel Salbatore. A collision led to RODO getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Rigoberto Cordarrel hit a great ball. 82 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Simbol AFC's Cleto Lizbeth fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 85 minutes into the match, RODO's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Salbatore came free, but Amancio Odilon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Israel Salbatore managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simbol AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Israel Salbatore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amancio Odilon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 89 played minutes RODO got a freekick which was hit by Rigoberto Cordarrel. The Simbol AFC fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Simbol AFC's Cleto Lizbeth looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Simbol AFC fully deserved thier win.