League Play-Off

Ticucho
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. Tomas Phelipe started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Defensa y Justicia FC's Veli Şahinalp got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Salto Grande booed when Defensa y Justicia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Artal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Salto Grande booed when Defensa y Justicia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Vigil didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Defensa y Justicia FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Fabian Belarmo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Torres in the 14th minute of play forced Salto Grande's goalkeeper Eliseo Illan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Illan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurent Wolf in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Edelmiro Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Illan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salto Grande's Eliseo Illan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Gorka in the 19th minute of play. Edelmiro Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Gorka in the 24th minute of play forced Salto Grande's goalkeeper Eliseo Illan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurent Wolf scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eliseo Illan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Defensa y Justicia FC defense, Cristo Hunfredo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elpidio Gombal. The Defensa y Justicia FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elpidio Gombal should have stopped the shot. Elpidio Gombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Hunfredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Eliseo Illan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Belarmo in the 37th minute of play forced Salto Grande's goalkeeper Eliseo Illan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 played minutes Salto Grande got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Ezkerra. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Leonardo Venceslas took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Elpidio Gombal to make any attempt to save it. Laurent Wolf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angel Gorka was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alvaro Lucian during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Defensa y Justicia FC got a penalty, and Edelmiro Torres placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. 57 minutes into the match, Defensa y Justicia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Phelipe came free, but Elpidio Gombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Angel Gorka recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eliseo Illan. Angel Gorka showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. In the 65th minute, Dino de Queiroz had to leave the field with a concussion. 65 minutes into the game, Octavio Beltza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salto Grande's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensa y Justicia FC the free kick. After 67 played minutes Salto Grande got a freekick which was hit by Octavio Beltza. After 72 minutes of play, Defensa y Justicia FC's Laurent Wolf made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eliseo Illan was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Leonardo Venceslas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliseo Illan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurent Wolf in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Tomas Phelipe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Gombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elpidio Gombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Phelipe in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute Angel Gorka suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Lorenzo Chucho's late challenge caught a Defensa y Justicia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Chucho helped the player get up and apologised. Lorenzo Chucho hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Salto Grande's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Rojelio came free, but Eliseo Illan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Laurent Wolf notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Salto Grande's Eliseo Illan. Eliseo Illan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 98th match minute, Salto Grande was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Hunfredo to maneuver through the defense.