League Play-Off

República de La Boca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Costante got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Simon Costante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Enzo Fliz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 7th minute, Sergio Covarrubias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moises Pudes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Gauargi in the 8th minute of play. Enzo Fliz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Matia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Simon Costante 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. Simon Costante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Simon Costante's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Enzo Fliz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Simon Costante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Enzo Fliz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Simon Costante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Simon Costante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enzo Fliz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Alejandro Feo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Moises Pudes. Xeneizes F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alejandro Feo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Enzo Fliz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Costante, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, BOULEVARD 79 FC's Omar Nofre got a free kick in the 34th minute. Xeneizes F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonathan Perez in the 37th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alejandro Feo during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Simon Costante came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Xeneizes F.C. 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 Simon Costante couldn't finish the play. Emiliano Paublo charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Paublo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes BOULEVARD 79 FC got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Paublo. After 45 minutes, Astor Mantzio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BOULEVARD 79 FC and the Xeneizes F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 45 played minutes BOULEVARD 79 FC got a freekick which was hit by Astor Mantzio. Xeneizes F.C.'s Jonathan Perez couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 45th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for BOULEVARD 79 FC. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Esteve Lluc made a kick off. Xeneizes F.C.'s Simon Costante got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Xeneizes F.C. booed when BOULEVARD 79 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Frantzes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute Esteve Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moises Pudes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Covarrubias hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Xeneizes F.C.'s Moises Pudes got control of the ball when Eloy Gauargi tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Sergio Covarrubias was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. Sergio Covarrubias kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After having played for 77 minutes, Esteve Lluc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BOULEVARD 79 FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esteve Lluc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Xeneizes F.C.'s Moises Pudes got control of the ball when Omar Nofre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorge Montrelle lost his temper 91 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of Xeneizes F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BOULEVARD 79 FC:s goal. After 93 minutes of play, BOULEVARD 79 FC's Christian Bizen made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Moises Pudes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iker Berdaitz's late challenge caught a BOULEVARD 79 FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iker Berdaitz helped the player get up and apologised. The Xeneizes F.C. manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing BOULEVARD 79 FC to win.