League Play-Off

Llenquel
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edelmiro Zelaya started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Zanjon's goalkeeper Xabier Dennett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro José Dattwyler. After 17 minutes of play, Llenquel AFC's Dino Malbec made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xabier Dennett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Román Fritz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salomone Amiot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Zanjon getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Juan Ignacio Folch hit a great ball. Xabier Dennett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Zelaya in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edelmiro Zelaya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xabier Dennett was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Zanjon's Xabier Dennett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Zanjon from getting a goal against them. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

With a little luck, Llenquel AFC's Salomone Amiot got control of the ball when Gaitán Illanes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dino Malbec recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edelmiro Zelaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xabier Dennett having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dino Malbec's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xabier Dennett was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Dino Malbec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fidelio Undona charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fidelio Undona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fidelio Undona hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Salomone Amiot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Román Fritz in the 74th minute of the match. Zanjon's Gaitán Illanes got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Zanjon's zone, Edelmiro Zelaya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xabier Dennett came out of the goal and Edelmiro Zelaya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zanjon's zone, Edelmiro Zelaya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xabier Dennett came out of the goal and Edelmiro Zelaya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 94 minutes, Noé Maffey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zanjon and the Llenquel AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Noé Maffey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edelmiro Zelaya blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xabier Dennett having to make a save. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Llenquel AFC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.