League Play-Off

LUKAS EL TITAN
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Balcosna's Astor Sandaili started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes, Sebastian Min mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balcosna and the L.G.R.R Zanella players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Balcosna getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Sebastian Min hit a great ball. Astor Sandaili scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgard Mendez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Venancio Pello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Viator having to interfere. Feliciano Evarado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Fabio Viator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Astor Sandaili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Mendez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Balcosna's goalkeeper Fabio Viator had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 康卫适. Fabio Viator came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by L.G.R.R Zanella's 康卫适. But to his dismay, 康卫适 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Feliciano Evarado did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Fabio Viator 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Feliciano Evarado to make the kick off. After 56 played minutes, L.G.R.R Zanella's Vladimiro Millano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fabio Viator came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in L.G.R.R Zanella reached it. If Venancio Pello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Balcosna booed when L.G.R.R Zanella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinicio Mendiko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Astor Sandaili was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 70th minute. Balcosna's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Paolo Reynardo kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Feliciano Evarado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paolo Reynardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Mendez having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, Balcosna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Astor Sandaili to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, L.G.R.R Zanella's Cristian Chale got a free kick in the 89th minute. Astor Sandaili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Mendez having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Hipolito Sustrai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. L.G.R.R Zanella's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balcosna the free kick. When the referee ended the match the L.G.R.R Zanella players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.