League Play-Off

Estadio Xeneize
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gervasio Segio made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes, Domingo Curcio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Xeneize Del Oeste and the Atalanta B. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 4 minutes, Paulino Ekialde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atalanta B. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulino Ekialde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Domingo Curcio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Omar Senin, 1-0. Club Xeneize Del Oeste's Gerardo Eli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Cayo in the 9th minute of play. Omar Senin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Curcio, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 19thth minute of the game Paulino Ekialde who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Xeneize Del Oeste's Gerardo Eli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Atalanta B. C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Alvaro Cayo hit a great ball. Jairo Orlondon's late challenge caught a Club Xeneize Del Oeste's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jairo Orlondon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, Atalanta B. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jairo Orlondon to maneuver through the defense. Braulio Frasco charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Braulio Frasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Braulio Frasco kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Club Xeneize Del Oeste's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Ekialde came free, but Gerardo Eli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atalanta B. C.'s Alvaro Cayo got a free kick in the 30th minute. Gerardo Eli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Laurgain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Braulio Frasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Omar Senin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Paulino Ekialde came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Atalanta B. 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 Paulino Ekialde couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Cayo in the 39th minute of play forced Club Xeneize Del Oeste's goalkeeper Gerardo Eli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Curcio was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Club Xeneize Del Oeste getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Domingo Curcio hit a great ball. 45 minutes in the game Ramiro Shantala did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fulgencio Laurgain. 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 1-0.

Gervasio Segio took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Omar Senin. Omar Senin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a little luck, Club Xeneize Del Oeste's Gerardo Eli got control of the ball when Paulino Ekialde tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gerardo Eli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Laurgain, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulino Ekialde kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gerardo Eli. That made the score 2-1 in the 65 minute of play. In the 72nd minute Gervasio Segio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Senin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Atalanta B. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Cayo to maneuver through the defense. Omar Senin came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Xeneize Del Oeste's Gervasio Segio. But to his dismay, Gervasio Segio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. If Gervasio Segio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerardo Eli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alvaro Cayo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 90 minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, Club Xeneize Del Oeste could leave the field as winners, despite Atalanta B. C. having more of the ball for most of the match.