League Play-Off

Estadio Talva
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ladislao Gai kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Eric Routledge mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aive and the Talva players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Eric Routledge came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Aive 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 Eric Routledge couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the game, Fidel Guillelmus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aive's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Talva the free kick. A collision led to Aive getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fidel Guillelmus hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Ladislao Gai made a precise shot to the right of Gonzalo Felipillo. Aive's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ladislao Gai might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonzalo Felipillo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ladislao Gai ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Ladislao Gai kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gonzalo Felipillo. That made the score 3-0 in the 26 minute of play. Mateus Magalhães charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mateus Magalhães the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio Izotz in the 36th minute of play forced Aive's goalkeeper Gonzalo Felipillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo Felipillo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mateus Magalhães stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Mateus Magalhães recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ruben Galsino. Mateus Magalhães showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. In the 54th match minute, Talva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornelio Vincente to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Hector Idacio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aive's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Idacio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Galsino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60thth minute of the game Ladislao Gai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aive's Gonzalo Felipillo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cornelio Vincente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Felipillo having to interfere. 唐皓光 kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Arnaldo Eriz hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, Aive was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Eriz to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the game, Talva's Cornelio Vincente nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonzalo Felipillo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. There was no doubt that Talva were the better team. Talva's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.