League Play-Off

Pijhou Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rene Eate got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of EL FATO FC booed when Leonardo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Frichoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonardo FC's Rene Eate got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind EL FATO FC's goalkeeper Enrique Jerrold, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Severo Bermudo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jairo Basualdo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rene Eate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Teofilo Belasko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EL FATO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Jairo Basualdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Basualdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ksawery Rawa in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of Leonardo FC booed when EL FATO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeo Silviano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rene Eate was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 28th minute. Leonardo FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Jairo Basualdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Belasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute, Rene Eate reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enrique Jerrold. The goal made the score 1-2. 40 minutes into the game, EL FATO FC's Teofilo Belasko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jairo Basualdo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 43 minutes in the game Severo Bermudo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Teofilo Belasko. A collision led to Leonardo FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Tim Stager hit a great ball. Jairo Basualdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Laurentzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teofilo Belasko to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Silverio Lain dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jairo Basualdo, 1-4. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Teofilo Belasko took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Jairo Basualdo to make any attempt to save it. In the 57th minute, Teofilo Belasko fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 58 minutes of play, EL FATO FC's Severo Bermudo made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jairo Basualdo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Leonardo FC's Tim Stager got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leonardo FC's goalkeeper Jairo Basualdo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 78 minutes into the game, when Tim Stager put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Leonardo FC booed when EL FATO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristides Bieito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jairo Basualdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Bermudo in the 88th minute of the match. Jairo Basualdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severo Bermudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 96th minute, Teofilo Belasko made a precise shot to the right of Jairo Basualdo. Leonardo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. The Leonardo FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. EL FATO FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.