League Play-Off

Malaspina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Azara's Elpidio Pirro 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when Eleuterio Bastia put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Azara fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Malaspina FC. Serafin Federigo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Agustin Monico. 1-0. Santiago Llorenc struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Konstanty Mitus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azara. Gervasio Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstanty Mitus having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafin Federigo got free with Agustin Monico in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Agustin Monico successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 20th minute, Santiago Llorenc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baldomiro Guillerme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Agustin Monico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carolo Lano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th match minute, Malaspina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melchor Gomesano to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Baldomiro Guillerme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agustin Monico was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. When Santiago Llorenc fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Azara's protests and gave Santiago Llorenc a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Azara's Santiago Llorenc got a free kick in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Azara getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Santiago Llorenc hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Baldomiro Guillerme reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Agustin Monico. The goal made the score 2-0. After 40 played minutes Azara got a freekick which was hit by Carolo Lano. 42 minutes into the match, Azara's Gervasio Nicholas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstanty Mitus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Azara's Gervasio Nicholas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Konstanty Mitus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baldomiro Guillerme was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Azara's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomiro Guillerme came free, but Agustin Monico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konstanty Mitus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gervasio Nicholas in the 54th minute. Gervasio Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Everardo Ubelteso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agustin Monico was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 63 minutes into the match, Malaspina FC's goalkeeper Konstanty Mitus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gervasio Nicholas. A collision led to Malaspina FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Federico Marin hit a great ball. Malaspina FC's Baldomiro Guillerme got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Azara's Agustin Monico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomiro Guillerme in the 68th minute of play. After having played for 69 minutes, Gervasio Nicholas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gervasio Nicholas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Malaspina FC's Baldomiro Guillerme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agustin Monico made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Agustin Monico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomiro Guillerme in the 77th minute of play. Agustin Monico didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baldomiro Guillerme went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Azara getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Gervasio Nicholas hit a great ball. Baldomiro Guillerme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Baldomiro Guillerme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agustin Monico was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. There was no doubt that Malaspina FC were the better team. Malaspina FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.