League Play-Off

Estadio Chinguillo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zdislav Tomka started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Chinguillo defense, Osvaldo Onofre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Segundo Eron. The Chinguillo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Segundo Eron should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Santa Paola getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Damian Alvarez hit a great ball. In the last second Geronimo Eleazar throw himself and got hold of the ball when Zdislav Tomka in the 7thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. If Zdislav Tomka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Nicolas Crispo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Geronimo Eleazar. Nicolas Crispo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Segundo Eron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Alvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 24th minute, Osvaldo Onofre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Paola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Gavino Urbes struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Segundo Eron didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Paola. Benigno Norino's late challenge caught a Santa Paola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benigno Norino helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chinguillo's Benigno Norino got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Natalio Vela came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Santa Paola 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 Natalio Vela couldn't finish the play. After 34 played minutes Chinguillo got a freekick which was hit by Zdislav Tomka. After a defensive mix-up in Chinguillo's zone, Damian Alvarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Segundo Eron came out of the goal and Damian Alvarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Chinguillo booed when Santa Paola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhu Jing Kun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geronimo Eleazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Crispo in the 41st minute of play. Geronimo Eleazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Crispo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Urbano Pere hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natalio Vela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Santa Paola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorato Montel to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Santa Paola getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Damian Alvarez hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Edi Tiktin in the 65th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Santa Paola's Honorato Montel. 70 minutes into the game, Honorato Montel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Paola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chinguillo the free kick. The supporters of Chinguillo booed when Santa Paola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorato Montel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Fabiano Boldrini made a precise shot to the right of Geronimo Eleazar. Santa Paola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. After 75 minutes, Damian Alvarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Paola and the Chinguillo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damian Alvarez hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Zdislav Tomka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geronimo Eleazar having to interfere. The supporters of Chinguillo booed when Santa Paola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lino Uxio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geronimo Eleazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Crispo in the 80th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Paola's zone, Fabiano Boldrini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geronimo Eleazar came out of the goal and Fabiano Boldrini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Santa Paola getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Gavino Urbes hit a great ball. Geronimo Eleazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edi Tiktin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Zdislav Tomka scored 4-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geronimo Eleazar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 96th minute by Damian Alvarez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chinguillo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Santa Paola had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.