League Play-Off

Cacho Saccardi
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. Eustaquio Torres started the match with the kick off. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Norino in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Tadeo Txilar notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Guajal's Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 9 minutes, Guillermo Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guajal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillermo Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Guajal getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Genaro Theodore hit a great ball. Justo Guillerme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, one of Guajal:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Guajal. Maximino Beremundo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Txilar in the 14th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Guajal got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Tirso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Beremundo in the 17th minute of play forced Guajal's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Guajal getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Jonathan Tirso hit a great ball. Maximino Beremundo struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VERDE MOTA. In the 21st minute Karlo Karild shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorino Lastur in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Guajal's zone, Victorino Lastur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali came out of the goal and Victorino Lastur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldo Gora, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeo Txilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guajal's Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Guajal from getting a goal against them. 42 minutes into the match, Guajal's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victorino Lastur. In the 43rd minute Tadeo Txilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Karlo Karild had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karlo Karild, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When VERDE MOTA's Victorino Lastur in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guajal's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Guajal booed when VERDE MOTA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Beremundo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Gora in the 57th minute of play. Guajal's Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Txilar in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Tadeo Txilar made a precise shot to the right of Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali. Guajal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 66th minute, Tadeo Txilar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VERDE MOTA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Guajal's Eustaquio Torres got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Guajal getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jonathan Tirso hit a great ball. Guajal's Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karlo Karild in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Guajal's goal looked a bit too open when Karlo Karild came free, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victorino Lastur struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VERDE MOTA. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karlo Karild, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eustaquio Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genaro Naelio having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Victorino Lastur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali. Guajal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victorino Lastur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Lastur in the 87th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Guajal's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Lastur came free, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guajal's Mohamed Ben Ahmed El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Txilar in the 95th minute of play. VERDE MOTA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.