League Play-Off

French
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sixto Taurino got the match started through his kick off. Sixto Taurino might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Alvarez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sixto Taurino ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Patrido in the 15th minute of play forced U.N.A.'s goalkeeper Hugo Baldovino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Baldovino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Patrido in the 16th minute of play. Hugo Baldovino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Bilbo in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute of the game, Ermegildo Medardo landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Luis Moise's late challenge caught a Tacura's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luis Moise helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute, Juan Lander 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. In the 30th minute Carlos Crescencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elvio Dalmu hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Carlos Crescencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Alvarez having to interfere. Gaspar Patrido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moises Bilbo in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hugo Baldovino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Bilbo made a kick off. Sixto Taurino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Alvarez having to interfere. Miguel Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Taurino in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Carlos Crescencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Moises Bilbo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Baldovino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Gaspar Patrido could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Hugo Baldovino made a huge save. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of U.N.A.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tacura:s goal. Tacura's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by David Hustaz in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Carlos Crescencio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miguel Alvarez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 71 played minutes U.N.A. got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Bittor. Luis Moise hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benito Tolino during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, one of U.N.A.: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 U.N.A.. The goalkeeper, Hugo Baldovino, was totally fooled by Tacura's David Hustaz, who 77 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Elvio Dalmu hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. The supporters of Tacura booed when U.N.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Moise didn't get a good kick on the ball. U.N.A.'s Carlos Crescencio got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 89 played minutes Tacura got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Telo. Gaspar Patrido charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaspar Patrido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Tacura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Patrido to maneuver through the defense. 97 minutes into the game, Melchor Telo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tacura's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U.N.A. the free kick. In the 97th minute, Melchor Telo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Tacura's Gaspar Patrido got a free kick in the 98th minute. 101 minutes into the match, Sixto Taurino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Alvarez. Tacura's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixto Taurino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 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. U.N.A. fully deserved thier win.