League Play-Off

SAN PAOLO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Nabar took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Mauricio Indalecio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Casimiro Enetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fivos Semeloglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manantiales's Gaspar Egoitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Manantiales from getting a goal against them. Jeremias Sandaili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SSC NAPOLI's Fivos Semeloglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Nabar in the 10th minute of play. Mauricio Indalecio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 14 minutes into the match. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SSC NAPOLI! Matias Cesario shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Jeremias Sandaili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremias Sandaili was extremely unlucky when he, in the 28th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 32nd match minute, Manantiales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Evangelista to maneuver through the defense. Gaspar Egoitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Eguerdi in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Victor Selatse managed to get in a good position for a shot. SSC NAPOLI's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Selatse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaspar Egoitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Manantiales's Gaspar Egoitz got control of the ball when Victor Selatse tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Manantiales's goalkeeper Gaspar Egoitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Sandaili. Jeremias Sandaili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, SSC NAPOLI's Zeledon Gartzi got a free kick in the 47th minute. Manantiales's Ivan Nabar got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Gaspar Egoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Sandaili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Eguerdi's late challenge caught a Manantiales's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luis Eguerdi helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes SSC NAPOLI got a freekick which was hit by Luis Eguerdi. After having played for 68 minutes, Jeremias Sandaili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SSC NAPOLI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias Sandaili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Jeremias Sandaili made a precise shot to the right of Gaspar Egoitz. Manantiales's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Jeremias Sandaili might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gaspar Egoitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeremias Sandaili ran back to his position shaking his head. Gaspar Egoitz came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by SSC NAPOLI's Jeremias Sandaili. But to his dismay, Jeremias Sandaili quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Manantiales's zone, Jeremias Sandaili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspar Egoitz came out of the goal and Jeremias Sandaili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Delmiro Manni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute, Jeremias Sandaili got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, Manantiales's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Sandaili came free, but Gaspar Egoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the SSC NAPOLI players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.