League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Boxitracio Football Club's Domingo Machado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domingo Machado in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jaime Tauro saved Boca Juniors from getting behind. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Boca Juniors's goalkeeper Jaime Tauro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Valentin Cayo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boxitracio Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Cayo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Tauro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Desiderio Rami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Boca Juniors's Ivan Ofelio got a free kick in the 17th minute. Valentin Cayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jaime Tauro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st match minute, Boca Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Rami to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Domingo Machado 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. After 24 minutes of play, Boxitracio Football Club's Valentin Cayo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaime Tauro was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Boca Juniors defense, Domingo Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jaime Tauro. The Boca Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jaime Tauro should have stopped the shot. When Valentin Cayo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Boxitracio Football Club 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 Valentin Cayo couldn't finish the play. Valentin Cayo's late challenge caught a Boca Juniors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Cayo helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leopoldo Tolino got free with Aurelio Niguel in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The wind increased when Baltasar Guifre made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 55 minutes, Baltasar Guifre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Boca Juniors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baltasar Guifre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, Baltasar Guifre 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. With a little luck, Boca Juniors's Jaime Tauro got control of the ball when Valentin Cayo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valentin Cayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aurelio Niguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Guifre in the 86th minute of the match. Baltasar Guifre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Leopoldo Tolino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Boxitracio Football Club had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.