League Play-Off

Estadio Paraíso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amancio Jerardo got the match started through his kick off. Esteve Panfilo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Edelmiro Jobo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, roger's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Jerardo came free, but Florencio Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to roger getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ruben Ursino hit a great ball. When Amancio Jerardo fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rocha's protests and gave Amancio Jerardo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rocha getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Amancio Jerardo hit a great ball. Marcelino Cristos struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Edelmiro Jobo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for roger. Rocha's Amancio Jerardo got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 20 minutes, Nunez Elequemedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rocha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nunez Elequemedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. roger's Florencio Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amancio Jerardo in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, roger's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Jerardo came free, but Florencio Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rocha's Edelmiro Jobo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Rocha from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Tadeo Gilabert in the 33rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rocha's Adolfo Nikola. Amancio Jerardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Florencio Alvarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelino Cristos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Jobo having to interfere. Tomas Raitin hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes, Rocha's Patricio Maju shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Florencio Alvarez 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 Rocha reached it. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Esteve Panfilo to strike the kick off in the second half. When Rocha's Nunez Elequemedo in 53 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Florencio Alvarez guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Rocha's Edelmiro Jobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Panfilo in the 55th minute of play. Rocha's Eugen Lixandru got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edelmiro Jobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Panfilo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Rocha getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Amancio Jerardo hit a great ball. Eugen Lixandru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Florencio Alvarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Esteve Panfilo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of roger booed when Rocha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Artal didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Panfilo in the 80th minute of play forced Rocha's goalkeeper Edelmiro Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteve Panfilo in the 81st minute of play forced Rocha's goalkeeper Edelmiro Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Elequemedo in the 91st minute of play forced roger's goalkeeper Florencio Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Rocha were awarded a corner. Patricio Maju went to the cornerflag to take it. Rocha's Patricio Maju was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Florencio Alvarez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Rocha supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Rocha would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.