League Play-Off

¨Puma¨ Usandivares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) poderio's Omar Beltza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Juan Cilio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Prudencio Lop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Omar Beltza notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Vecinos Unidos's Prudencio Lop. Prudencio Lop was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Prudencio Lop showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Arias in the 12th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omar Beltza in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Prudencio Lop prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Prudencio Lop made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vefa Teoman in the 17th minute of play. Anacleto Brais recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eusébio Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Osoitz in the 23rd minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 23rd minute when Ceferino Osoitz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. poderio's Eusébio Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Gutierrez in the 30th minute of play. Feliberto Oriche who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Eusébio Vaz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 32nd minute of the match Anacleto Brais shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Prudencio Lop showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 41 minutes into the match, poderio's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Gutierrez came free, but Eusébio Vaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match Vecinos Unidos got a corner. poderio's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Feliberto Oriche ran over to the corner to take the kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vecinos Unidos's goalkeeper Prudencio Lop, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cecilio Gutierrez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Eusébio Vaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 56 played minutes poderio got a freekick which was hit by Ildefonso Romelio. If Ceferino Osoitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Anacleto Brais fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored poderio's protests and gave Anacleto Brais a yellow card for diving instead. Anacleto Brais kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in poderio's zone, Delmar Quilino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Vaz came out of the goal and Delmar Quilino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Vecinos Unidos's Prudencio Lop got control of the ball when Juan Cilio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omar Beltza in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Prudencio Lop prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute, poderio's Anacleto Brais seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anacleto Brais the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of poderio protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anacleto Brais had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 77th minute, one of poderio:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for poderio. Feliberto Oriche shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Cecilio Gutierrez sped through poderio's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eusébio Vaz. Eusébio Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Oriche in the 86th minute of the match. Elias Arias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Prudencio Lop made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Juan Cilio sent off a good shot on target. An unexpected shot in the 97th minute by Juan Cilio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vecinos Unidos fans cheered their team off the field, for while poderio had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.