League Play-Off

Estadio Paunero
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mario Belasko got the match started through his kick off. Iker Francesco hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Cornelio Chan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Belasko in the 7th minute of play forced Trigris FC's goalkeeper Artemio Rufio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelino Maju's late challenge caught a Rosario AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelino Maju helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th minute, Angelino Maju hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mario Belasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mario Belasko took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artemio Rufio. Artemio Rufio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Mario Belasko came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Rosario 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 Mario Belasko couldn't finish the play. Artemio Rufio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tobias Sanduru went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 26 minutes into the game, Urbano Niguel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosario AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trigris FC the free kick. In the 26th minute, Urbano Niguel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes Trigris FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Bittor. In the 29th minute Cornelio Chan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artemio Rufio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mario Belasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gavino Polentzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aquiles Macerio in the 33rd minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Mario Belasko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosario AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Belasko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 38 played minutes, Rosario AFC's Marvin Hightower shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Artemio Rufio 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 Rosario AFC reached it. Tobias Sanduru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Artemio Rufio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Rosario AFC's Mario Belasko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artemio Rufio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mario Belasko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artemio Rufio having to interfere. After 46 played minutes Trigris FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Bittor. A collision led to Trigris FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Tomas Bittor hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Melchor Betadur to make the kick off. Gavino Polentzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Macerio in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Aquiles Macerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mario Belasko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Artemio Rufio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aquiles Macerio struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Gavino Polentzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trigris FC. After a rather tough play, Rosario AFC's Abelardo Hitzeder got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Melchor Betadur came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Trigris FC 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 Melchor Betadur couldn't finish the play. Gavino Polentzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melchor Betadur in the 75th minute of play. Rosario AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cornelio Chan in the 80th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Roque Xabat got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-3. 80 minutes into the match. Mario Belasko struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Artemio Rufio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rosario AFC. Rosario AFC's Mario Belasko got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mario Belasko came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Rosario 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 Mario Belasko couldn't finish the play. In the 98th minute, Mario Belasko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Urbano Niguel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosario AFC played a much better game than Trigris FC and deserved their victory. The Trigris FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.