League Play-Off

Javier Iván Orlando
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Colosal's Arsenio Socorro 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. In the 3rd minute, Arsenio Socorro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Delmiro Itzaina. The goal made the score 1-0. Delmiro Itzaina made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Arsenio Socorro sent off a good shot on target. Delmiro Itzaina made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Alberto Olando sent off a good shot on target. Colosal's 顾凌然 suffered a concussion in the 9th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 9 minutes into the game, Freddy Peruxu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nethago FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colosal the free kick. Colosal made a substitution. Esteban Belarmo replaced 顾凌然. After 10 played minutes Nethago FC got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Peruxu. Prospero Lucero hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Arsenio Socorro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Delmiro Itzaina was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Ramiro Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Delmiro Itzaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Euloxu in the 24th minute of play. Nethago FC's Delmiro Itzaina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Socorro in the 25th minute of play. Delmiro Itzaina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Socorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delmiro Itzaina made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Norberto Gonzales sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute, Colosal's Arsenio Socorro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Delmiro Itzaina. Delmiro Itzaina yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. 34 minutes into the match, Nethago FC's goalkeeper Delmiro Itzaina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norberto Gonzales. In the 36th minute, Colosal's Arsenio Socorro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Delmiro Itzaina. Delmiro Itzaina yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Carolo Belarmo's late challenge caught a Nethago FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carolo Belarmo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Colosal getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Carolo Belarmo hit a great ball. Nethago FC's Fernando Otsoko got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Delmiro Itzaina was a little too slow when Alberto Olando got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 5-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Peruxu to make the kick off. Tomás Guillem lost his temper 54 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Nethago FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colosal:s goal. The referee gave Colosal a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Arsenio Socorro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nethago FC's Delmiro Itzaina. 6-1. Delmiro Itzaina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Olando went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. Delmiro Itzaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Socorro, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 64 played minutes Nethago FC got a freekick which was hit by Cornelio Tebaldo. 65 minutes into the match, Nethago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Socorro came free, but Delmiro Itzaina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nethago FC's Delmiro Itzaina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Socorro in the 71st minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Nethago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carolo Belarmo came free, but Delmiro Itzaina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Damian Rocio made in the 84th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Norberto Gonzales. Delmiro Itzaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Socorro in the 85th minute of play. Delmiro Itzaina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Socorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Alberto Olando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmiro Itzaina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmiro Itzaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Belarmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Arsenio Socorro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delmiro Itzaina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albino Austin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Nethago FC defense, Arsenio Socorro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delmiro Itzaina. The Nethago FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delmiro Itzaina should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Colosal fully deserved thier win.