League Play-Off

Eduardo Riggi Odwyer
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ermegildo Osoitz got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Maximino Galoer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pailemán FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Polio FC the free kick. A collision led to Pailemán FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Maximino Galoer hit a great ball. Ermegildo Osoitz hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Edgard Gaitano charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Gaitano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Polio FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Edgard Gaitano hit a great ball. Mauro Selmo made in the 24th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ermegildo Osoitz. Lucio Ramirez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ermegildo Osoitz in the 26th minute. Pascual Calvet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Iratze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pascual Calvet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Tono in the 33rd minute of the match. Edgard Gaitano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Lucio Ramirez made a huge save. Candido Pedroso scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pascual Calvet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Aquilino Unai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pascual Calvet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Pedroso in the 43rd minute of the match. Lucio Ramirez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Ermegildo Osoitzs short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Lucio Ramirez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Candido Pedroso to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pailemán FC's goalkeeper Lucio Ramirez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Pailemán FC's Arnoldo Tono dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Pailemán FC were furious when Amadeo Lamberto was red carded, 64 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Pailemán FC's Amadeo Lamberto got a free kick in the 65th minute. Justino Vargas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 67th minute. Pailemán FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When La Polio FC's Ermegildo Osoitz in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pailemán FC's goalie prevented a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Pailemán FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Osoitz came free, but Lucio Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Justino Vargas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pailemán FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 81 minutes of play, La Polio FC's Edgard Gaitano made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Ramirez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ismael Iratze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascual Calvet having to interfere. Pailemán FC's Candido Pedroso got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Maximino Galoer came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Pailemán FC 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 Maximino Galoer couldn't finish the play. The La Polio FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pailemán FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pailemán FC.