League Play-Off

Enzo Francescoli
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgard Martino got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, doña francisca's Edgard Curcio got a free kick in the 4th minute. Mauricio Abadie might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Calisto Beloki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauricio Abadie ran back to his position shaking his head. Alvaro Bastia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Silban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Lokutito Football Club VC's Domingo Harkaitz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Calisto Beloki. Calisto Beloki yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 14 played minutes Lokutito Football Club VC got a freekick which was hit by Feliberto Xabel. In the 15th minute Oscar Lucila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Bastia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Zenon Teofila managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lokutito Football Club VC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zenon Teofila was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Calisto Beloki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Haroldo Chano hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Edgard Martino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Calisto Beloki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Zenon Teofila fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lokutito Football Club VC's protests and gave Zenon Teofila a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Lokutito Football Club VC's Zenon Teofila got a free kick in the 27th minute. Lokutito Football Club VC's Alvaro Bastia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Silban in the 31st minute of play. After 31 played minutes Lokutito Football Club VC got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Harkaitz. Alvaro Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Silban in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Lokutito Football Club VC's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Chano came free, but Alvaro Bastia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Segundo Silban managed to get in a good position for a shot. doña francisca's supporters rose to their feet, but Segundo Silban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Bastia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alvaro Bastia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severo Domenec, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Calisto Beloki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Harkaitz in the 44th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Segundo Silban made the kick off in the second half. Edgard Martino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edgard Martino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Calisto Beloki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulises Nuñez got free with Alvaro Bastia in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Calisto Beloki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Martino in the 58th minute of the match. Calisto Beloki came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Lokutito Football Club VC's Edgard Martino. But to his dismay, Edgard Martino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 66th minute, Domingo Harkaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Severo Domenec could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Alvaro Bastia however easily saved by the left post. Edgard Curcio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 71 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, one of doña francisca:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for doña francisca. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Lokutito Football Club VC. Edgard Martino stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Calisto Beloki. 4-0. Haroldo Chano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Bastia having to interfere. Haroldo Chano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Bastia having to interfere. If Edgard Martino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to doña francisca getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Nunez Suarez hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Mauricio Abadie 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. 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. Lokutito Football Club VC fully deserved thier win.