League Play-Off

Republica de Italia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Javier Dominix got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Atarratze in the 4th minute of play forced Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Guaberto Totakoxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Cleto Raebert dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fredrik Nygren, 1-0. Cleto Raebert struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Fredrik Nygren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Italiano. After some careless play in the Sportivo Italiano defense, Fulgencio Haitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guaberto Totakoxe. The Sportivo Italiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guaberto Totakoxe should have stopped the shot. Guaberto Totakoxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Dominix, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Sportivo Italiano's Guaberto Totakoxe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Cheche in the 21st minute of play. When Rastrojos's Fulgencio Haitz in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Italiano's goalie prevented a goal. Fulgencio Haitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Guaberto Totakoxe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Fulgencio Haitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rastrojos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. With a little luck, Rastrojos's Fredrik Nygren got control of the ball when Pastor Cordero tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Rastrojos's Javier Dominix in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Italiano's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Rastrojos's Julio Cheche got a free kick in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Raebert in the 46th minute of play forced Rastrojos's goalkeeper Fredrik Nygren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guaberto Totakoxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Dominix, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cleto Raebert to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Rastrojos's goal looked a bit too open when Cleto Raebert came free, but Fredrik Nygren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rastrojos's goalkeeper Fredrik Nygren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Guaberto Totakoxe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fulgencio Haitz in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fulgencio Haitz got free with Guaberto Totakoxe in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot by Francisco Garaile from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got Guaberto Totakoxe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Fredrik Nygren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bonifacio Perico went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cleto Raebert in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fredrik Nygren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Cleto Raebert came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Sportivo Italiano 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 Cleto Raebert couldn't finish the play. Cleto Raebert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Nygren having to interfere. Cleto Raebert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bonifacio Perico came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Sportivo Italiano 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 Bonifacio Perico couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Astudillo charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Astudillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Sportivo Italiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Astudillo to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Sportivo Italiano:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rastrojos:s goal. The Sportivo Italiano supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rastrojos's performance. The match ended with a win for Rastrojos.