League Play-Off

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Konrad Skorny started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. David Elizardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Haroldo Mikelar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Isias's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haroldo Mikelar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. When Konrad Skorny fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored develEZ's protests and gave Konrad Skorny a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of EL GLADIADOR FC booed when develEZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konrad Skorny didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aureliano Efren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelino Ekhi in the 24th minute of the match. Aureliano Efren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelino Ekhi's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Konrad Skorny blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Haroldo Mikelar having to make a save. After 30 minutes, David Elizardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the develEZ and the EL GLADIADOR FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, develEZ's David Elizardo got a free kick in the 30th minute. When David Elizardo came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the develEZ 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 David Elizardo couldn't finish the play. Aureliano Efren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Ekhi in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Serafino Herena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EL GLADIADOR FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave develEZ the free kick. A collision led to EL GLADIADOR FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Serafino Herena hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, EL GLADIADOR FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Mikelar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Elizardo. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A collision led to EL GLADIADOR FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Emiliano Guerriero hit a great ball. After 57 played minutes, develEZ's Maximo Maria shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Haroldo Mikelar 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 develEZ reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Ponc in the 78th minute of play forced EL GLADIADOR FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Mikelar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of EL GLADIADOR FC booed when develEZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konrad Skorny didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of EL GLADIADOR FC booed when develEZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Dalmau didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konrad Skorny in the 89th minute of play forced EL GLADIADOR FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Mikelar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Mikelar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Skorny in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The develEZ fans cheered their team off the field, for while EL GLADIADOR FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.