League Play-Off

PIPPO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximo Conrao started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO's Maximo Conrao fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in C.SyD Alvear's zone, Maximo Conrao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Urdin came out of the goal and Maximo Conrao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute, Maximo Conrao 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 8thth minute of the game Maximo Conrao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.SyD Alvear's Victor Urdin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Benigno Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximo Conrao in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victor Urdin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in C.SyD Alvear's zone, Benigno Arce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Urdin came out of the goal and Benigno Arce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. C.SyD Alvear's Victor Urdin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save C.SyD Alvear from getting a goal against them. A collision led to C.SyD Alvear getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Teofilo Roldanillo hit a great ball. Rigoberto Eztebe took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Victor Urdin. C.SyD Alvear's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO's Maximo Conrao looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Teofilo Roldanillo charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teofilo Roldanillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, C.SyD Alvear's Teofilo Roldanillo got a free kick in the 20th minute. Victor Urdin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximo Conrao went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Victor Urdin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Conrao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Gines in the 26th minute of play forced PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO's goalkeeper Hermengildo Maore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Urdin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benigno Arce in the 28th minute. If Maximo Conrao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marciano Rudolfo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Victor Urdin. C.SyD Alvear's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 33 minutes of play, PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO's Maximo Conrao made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Urdin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benigno Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Victor Urdin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Maximo Conrao fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Victor Urdin, passed just outside the right post. Maximo Conrao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Rius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raul Gaizko made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Gaizko during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, C.SyD Alvear was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Gaizko to maneuver through the defense. Maximo Conrao blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victor Urdin having to make a save. Hugo Rius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Urdin having to interfere. C.SyD Alvear's Victor Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Conrao in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, C.SyD Alvear's Serafin Natal got a free kick in the 59th minute. Victor Urdin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximo Conrao's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Rius in the 67th minute of play forced C.SyD Alvear's goalkeeper Victor Urdin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO's Maximo Conrao got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO booed when C.SyD Alvear was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Leheren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 minutes, Ricardo Qwinton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO and the C.SyD Alvear players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 88 played minutes PONEN RESULTADOS A MANO got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Qwinton. Raul Gaizko was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Raul Gaizko hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximo Conrao in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Urdin saved C.SyD Alvear from getting behind. C.SyD Alvear's Victor Urdin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Conrao in the 95th minute of play. Hugo Rius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Victor Urdin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.