League Play-Off

Estadio Dufaur
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Dalmai took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dufaur's Roque Santiago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Damario in the 10th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Provisorios F.C got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Urti. In the 16th minute Gustavo Dalmai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Provisorios F.C's Gil Andrade got control of the ball when Alejo Gartxot tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gil Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Dalmai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Eliseo Ferrando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Santiago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseo Ferrando might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roque Santiago. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eliseo Ferrando ran back to his position shaking his head. Jan Banach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Santiago having to interfere. After 34 played minutes Dufaur got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Gartxot. If Jan Banach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dufaur's Roque Santiago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Ferrando in the 40th minute of play. After 41 played minutes Dufaur got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Gartxot. Mauro Emesto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Santiago having to interfere. Jan Banach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseo Ferrando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliseo Ferrando recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute Gustavo Dalmai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dufaur's goalkeeper Roque Santiago, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute Henri-Patrick Vermeesch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gil Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Dalmai in the 62nd minute of play. Tomas Caetano charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomas Caetano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, one of Dufaur: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 Dufaur. Eliseo Ferrando's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Roque Santiago skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gil Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gustavo Dalmai's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 86th minute, Gaudencio Pelagius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Dalmai in the 90th minute of play forced Provisorios F.C's goalkeeper Gil Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Gustavo Dalmai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustavo Dalmai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Provisorios F.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Provisorios F.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.