League Play-Off

Fracrau
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. Roque Santo started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Rosario Leproso's zone, Roque Santo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lino Nogueira came out of the goal and Roque Santo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lino Nogueira made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Roque Santo sent off a good shot on target. When Luis Mantzio came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Fracrau 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 Luis Mantzio couldn't finish the play. Lino Nogueira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roque Santo's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 23 minutes into the game, when Daniel Benvide put in a rough tackle. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fracrau! When Feliciano Gartzi came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Rosario Leproso 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 Feliciano Gartzi couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Fracrau booed when Rosario Leproso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Gartzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Fracrau booed when Rosario Leproso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquiles Ekhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Constantino Sesuldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lino Nogueira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Constantino Sesuldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Maximiliano Nastasio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Ireno in the 44th minute of the match. Lorenzo Ireno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiliano Nastasio having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Roque Santo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fracrau's supporters rose to their feet, but Roque Santo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lino Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Fracrau players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rosario Leproso were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feliciano Gartzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Manuel Lope managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fracrau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Lope was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 54th match minute, Fracrau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Vasco to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Fracrau's goal looked a bit too open when Feliciano Gartzi came free, but Maximiliano Nastasio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Gartzi in the 62nd minute of play forced Fracrau's goalkeeper Maximiliano Nastasio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66thth minute of the game Roque Santo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rosario Leproso's Lino Nogueira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lino Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. A collision led to Rosario Leproso getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Aquiles Ekhi hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Lorenzo Ireno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Nastasio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Gartzi in the 85th minute of play forced Fracrau's goalkeeper Maximiliano Nastasio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Rosario Leproso's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Santo came free, but Lino Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roque Santo in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lino Nogueira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Roque Santo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Nogueira was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game.