League Play-Off

Estadio Ñorquín
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cleto Sidro made the kick off which started today's match. Blas Sadurni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Saturnin in the 11th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes MARISTAS RETURNS got a freekick which was hit by Christian Artaldo. Tadeo Saturnin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Blas Sadurni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, MARISTAS RETURNS's Felix Escobar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnoldo Porfirio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Sidro in the 23rd minute of play forced MARISTAS RETURNS's goalkeeper Blas Sadurni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Cleto Sidro fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palomas's protests and gave Cleto Sidro a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes Palomas got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Sidro. Blas Sadurni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Sidro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Felix Escobar did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Arnoldo Porfirio 28 minutes into the match. In the 31stth minute of the game Cleto Sidro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MARISTAS RETURNS's Blas Sadurni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Blas Sadurni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Sidro in the 32nd minute of play. Tadeo Saturnin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Honorato Gerazan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

After 53 minutes of play, Palomas's Tadeo Saturnin made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Blas Sadurni was left in no man's land by his defense there! MARISTAS RETURNS's Blas Sadurni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save MARISTAS RETURNS from getting a goal against them. Tadeo Saturnin in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Blas Sadurni, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 62 minutes into the match, Palomas's goal looked a bit too open when Cleto Inge came free, but Arnoldo Porfirio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoldo Porfirio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Inge in the 63rd minute of play. MARISTAS RETURNS's Blas Sadurni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Gerazan in the 65th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Cleto Sidro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Sadurni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anselmo Fresco got free with Blas Sadurni in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cleto Sidro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Sadurni having to interfere. Cleto Sidro hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The MARISTAS RETURNS fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when MARISTAS RETURNS's Felix Escobar 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 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MARISTAS RETURNS fans cheered their team off the field, for while Palomas had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.