League Play-Off

Ricardo Puga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tibor Bodnár started the match with the kick off. When Valeriu Nae came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Rosales 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 Valeriu Nae couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Ciro Fagnani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rosales's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Fagnani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Cordarius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Nae in the 15th minute of play forced C.A.Atlas's goalkeeper Ernesto Cordarius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Rosendo Loren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosales's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.Atlas the free kick. After 17 played minutes Rosales got a freekick which was hit by Rosendo Loren. In the 25th minute, Tibor Bodnár ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Ekialde was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 29th minute, C.A.Atlas's Evaristo Cloyo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Clemente Ekialde. Clemente Ekialde yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 32nd minute, Evaristo Cloyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36thth minute of the game Valeriu Nae who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.Atlas's Ernesto Cordarius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valeriu Nae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Cordarius having to interfere. The supporters of Rosales booed when C.A.Atlas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Selmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, C.A.Atlas's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Nae came free, but Ernesto Cordarius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evaristo Cloyo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Clemente Ekialde made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valeriu Nae made a kick off. If Evaristo Cloyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. C.A.Atlas's Tibor Bodnár got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valeriu Nae received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ernesto Cordarius came out and tried to block the shot, but Valeriu Nae slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 58th minute. After some careless play in the Rosales defense, Tibor Bodnár kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clemente Ekialde. The Rosales fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clemente Ekialde should have stopped the shot. If Evaristo Cloyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Rodolfo Marin from long distance, 69 minutes into the match, got Ernesto Cordarius's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rosales were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after C.A.Atlas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rodolfo Marin took the corner. Valeriu Nae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ernesto Cordarius made a huge save. C.A.Atlas's Ernesto Cordarius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Kelemen in the 83rd minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Evaristo Cloyo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A.Atlas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evaristo Cloyo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valeriu Nae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Ernesto Cordarius made a huge save. In the 89thth minute of the game Valeriu Nae who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.Atlas's Ernesto Cordarius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The throw-in from Braulio Olentzaro in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Rosales's Ulises Neto. Clemente Ekialde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Cloyo in the 93rd minute of play. Gogo Selmo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The C.A.Atlas support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.