League Play-Off

EL CILINDRO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Constantino Isidor made the kick off which started today's match. Ezequiel Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Etxeberri in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Gaitano in the 4th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Gervasio Eudoxio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorio Gombal succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 6th playminute. A collision led to La Guardia Imperial getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Fidel Ellande hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, Losing Eleven FC's Constantino Isidor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gervasio Eudoxio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Isidor in the 18th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Gervasio Eudoxio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ezequiel Neto made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Honorio Gombal sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Niceto Etxeberri took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Ezequiel Neto to make any attempt to save it. Gervasio Eudoxio came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Losing Eleven FC's Arnulfo Gaitano. But to his dismay, Arnulfo Gaitano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When Honorio Gombal came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the La Guardia Imperial 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 Honorio Gombal couldn't finish the play. Ezequiel Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidel Ellande, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Constantino Isidor notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of La Guardia Imperial's Gervasio Eudoxio. Gervasio Eudoxio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Zé Roberto Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vladimiro Iratze kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Ezequiel Neto was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Zé Roberto Arantes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zé Roberto Arantes really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 58th minute, Jesus Mouricio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Guardia Imperial fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. With a little luck, La Guardia Imperial's Gervasio Eudoxio got control of the ball when Teofilo Crescencio tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute, Losing Eleven FC's Arnulfo Gaitano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Zé Roberto Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Guardia Imperial's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Roberto Arantes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Ramon Lorenz took a quick shot and it went in 4-5 without a chance for Gervasio Eudoxio to make any attempt to save it. If Zé Roberto Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ezequiel Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Ellande in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute of the match Eulalio Rafe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ezequiel Neto skillfully saved the ball. Ezequiel Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Ellande in the 90th minute of play. Ramon Lorenz charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Lorenz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Losing Eleven FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ramon Lorenz hit a great ball. Ezequiel Neto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zé Roberto Arantes went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-5 was the resulting score. La Guardia Imperial were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Losing Eleven FC to leave the ground with a draw.