League Play-Off

Estadio Abbott
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raimundo Henry kicked off to start the match. Edelmiro Berto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eusebio Benvide's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, El Pastelito's Carmelo Cordero got a free kick in the 4th minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Anselmo Modestio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Pastelito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Modestio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Baltasar Harkaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Harkaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of san la muerte f.c booed when El Pastelito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Harkaitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When san la muerte f.c's Eusebio Benvide in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pastelito's goalie prevented a goal. Sergio Eleazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in El Pastelito's zone, Sergio Eleazar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edelmiro Berto came out of the goal and Sergio Eleazar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rdth minute of the game Eusebio Benvide who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Pastelito's Edelmiro Berto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute Sergio Eleazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Eusebio Benvide made a precise shot to the right of Edelmiro Berto. El Pastelito's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 40 minutes, Simon Fidele mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Pastelito and the san la muerte f.c players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, El Pastelito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Fidele to maneuver through the defense. In the 41stth minute of the game Eusebio Benvide who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Pastelito's Edelmiro Berto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sergio Eleazar came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the san la muerte f.c 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 Sergio Eleazar couldn't finish the play. After having played for 46 minutes, Sergio Eleazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. san la muerte f.c's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergio Eleazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eusebio Benvide stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sergio Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Berto having to interfere. Sergio Eleazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edelmiro Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebio Benvide in the 60th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Guerrero during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of El Pastelito booed when san la muerte f.c was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Guerrero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fermin Dimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Modestio in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Romulo Gai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anselmo Modestio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Fermin Dimo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Anselmo Modestio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Pastelito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Eusebio Benvides short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Edelmiro Berto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sergio Eleazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 minutes of play El Pastelito's Simon Fidele was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to El Pastelito getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Simon Fidele hit a great ball. Eusebio Benvides short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Edelmiro Berto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sergio Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Berto having to interfere. Sergio Eleazar might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edelmiro Berto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergio Eleazar ran back to his position shaking his head.