League Play-Off

Estadio Butacó
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Napoleonicos F.C.'s Ruperto Sadurni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perivaldo Bezerra in the 5th minute of play. Jonas Pagomari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualterio Benvido in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 played minutes Butacó FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Gasteiz. When Leopoldo Macias came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Napoleonicos 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 Leopoldo Macias couldn't finish the play. After 15 minutes of play, Butacó FC's Dionisio Ponce made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ruperto Sadurni was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Guido Mikeldi fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Napoleonicos F.C.'s protests and gave Guido Mikeldi a yellow card for diving instead. After 24 played minutes Napoleonicos F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Guido Mikeldi. 25 minutes into the match, Butacó FC's Raul Oriche broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Macias notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Butacó FC's Jonas Pagomari. Jonas Pagomari was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Butacó FC's Jonas Pagomari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Macias in the 33rd minute of play. Leopoldo Macias hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Benvido in the 37th minute of play forced Butacó FC's goalkeeper Jonas Pagomari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Butacó FC defense, Călin Raicu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Pagomari. The Butacó FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Pagomari should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Macias to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Benvido in the 54th minute of play forced Butacó FC's goalkeeper Jonas Pagomari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionisio Ponce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ruperto Sadurni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Ponce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualterio Benvido scored 2-3 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonas Pagomari, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the game, Guido Mikeldi threw the ball into play from the sideline. Butacó FC's Jesus Beltxe quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jonas Pagomari was a little too slow when Gualterio Benvido got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 2-4. Butacó FC's Jesus Beltxe managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guido Mikeldi in the 73 minute of the game. Dionisio Ponce struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Ruperto Sadurni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Butacó FC. Jonas Pagomari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Călin Raicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Gualterio Benvido made a precise shot to the right of Jonas Pagomari. Butacó FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. In the 89th minute Gualterio Benvido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Pagomari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Napoleonicos F.C.'s 温烽鸿 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-6. After 94 played minutes Butacó FC got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Arce. Guido Mikeldi, 95 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The Napoleonicos F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Napoleonicos F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.