League Play-Off

Gracias Sr Pastoriza
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodolfo Norino made the kick off which started today's match. When Severiano Rios fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gracias Señor Pastoriza's protests and gave Severiano Rios a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gracias Señor Pastoriza's Severiano Rios got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 10 minutes into the match, PALERMO's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Norino came free, but Julio Pero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind PALERMO's goalkeeper Julio Pero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Qiu Yue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, PALERMO's goalkeeper Julio Pero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Norino. In the 30th minute, Carlos Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romulo Naldo made in the 32nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by PALERMO's Hipolito Bikendi. Aquilino Pacho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Pilblad in the 34th minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, PALERMO's German Benino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aquilino Pacho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Gracias Señor Pastoriza's Amancio Ilixo got a free kick in the 39th minute. Rodolfo Norino struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Julio Pero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gracias Señor Pastoriza. Antonio Abaurre hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. PALERMO's Mauro Cresencio was substituted for Hipolito Bikendi. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 51st match minute, Gracias Señor Pastoriza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Torres to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Gracias Señor Pastoriza's Amancio Ilixo got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Rodolfo Norino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Pero was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Julio Pero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Norino in the 75th minute of the match. If Rodolfo Norino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Norino in the 78th minute of play forced PALERMO's goalkeeper Julio Pero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Yue received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Julio Pero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodolfo Norino might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Pero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodolfo Norino ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Pero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodolfo Norino went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After 91 played minutes Gracias Señor Pastoriza got a freekick which was hit by Qiu Yue. After 93 played minutes Gracias Señor Pastoriza got a freekick which was hit by Amancio Ilixo. Aquilino Pacho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emilio Correa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 95 minute of play. Gracias Señor Pastoriza were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PALERMO for a fine match.