League Play-Off

Estadio Puan
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horaţiu Ibrișin got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ricardo Orlondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicasio Gau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Sabin having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Horaţiu Ibrișin made a precise shot to the right of Eulalio Sabin. Alpargata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 22nd minute Clodoveo Unax shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Todor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eulalio Todor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Milio in the 24th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Eriberto Bero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Puan AFC and the Alpargata players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 27 played minutes Puan AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Bero. 28 minutes into the match, Alpargata's Paolo Chepe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eulalio Todor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Puan AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Genaro Leocadio came free, but Eulalio Todor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Horaţiu Ibrișin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Genaro Leocadio made a kick off. Paolo Chepe's late challenge caught a Puan AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paolo Chepe helped the player get up and apologised. Eulalio Sabin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Gau in the 55th minute of play. Horaţiu Ibrișin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Sabin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Ibrișin in the 60th minute of play forced Alpargata's goalkeeper Eulalio Sabin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edelmiro Garin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Sabin having to interfere. Puan AFC made a substitution. Luisito Sugoi replaced Edelmiro Garin. Puan AFC made a substitution. Isidro Macerio replaced Horaţiu Ibrișin. When Nicasio Gau came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Puan AFC 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 Nicasio Gau couldn't finish the play. If Isidro Macerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eulalio Sabin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidro Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Puan AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.