League Play-Off

Salto
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Domingo Quinito got the match started through his kick off. Salto's Natalio Ermengol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Hristov in the 4th minute of play. Vinicio Reno, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Salto's Natalio Ermengol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pontus Sjögren in the 10th minute of play. During the 11th minute of the match Danilo Eudoxio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Danilo Eudoxio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Horacio Ciceron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilano Tuste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefan Hristov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute Stefan Hristov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Ermengol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Hristov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Salto's zone, Stefan Hristov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natalio Ermengol came out of the goal and Stefan Hristov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 29 minutes into the game, Stefan Hristov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Natalio Ermengol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Natalio Ermengol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Hristov in the 34th minute of the match. Stefan Hristov scored 0-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Natalio Ermengol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 48th minute Stefan Hristov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Ermengol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Hristov was the one to do the kick off. Stefan Hristov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Ermengol having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Salto's zone, Stefan Hristov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natalio Ermengol came out of the goal and Stefan Hristov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Stefan Hristov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Stefan Hristov came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the CanNab1s 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 Stefan Hristov couldn't finish the play.