League Play-Off

Barbaros Arenas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Candido Espinoza started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Prokopi Kondov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Catalá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 8 minutes into the game, when Leonides Santibañez put in a rough tackle. 7 minutes into the game, one of Cunco AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Marciano Catalá went to the wrong direction when Prokopi Kondov was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Prokopi Kondov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th match minute, Cunco AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrés Patrickson to maneuver through the defense. When Ermegildo Aguacero came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the BARBAROS Deutscher 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 Ermegildo Aguacero couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cunco AFC's goalkeeper Marciano Catalá, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, BARBAROS Deutscher Club's Prokopi Kondov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Justo Mac Rae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Gamboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Federico Saldés kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marciano Catalá. That made the score 2-0 in the 30 minute of play. Prokopi Kondov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Catalá having to interfere. Prokopi Kondov might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marciano Catalá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Prokopi Kondov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 39th minute, Prokopi Kondov 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. 41 minutes into the match, Cunco AFC's goalkeeper Marciano Catalá had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Federico Saldés.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Prokopi Kondov made a kick off. Marciano Catalá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prokopi Kondov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Prokopi Kondov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BARBAROS Deutscher Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prokopi Kondov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Prokopi Kondov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vicent Salvatierra scored 4-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marciano Catalá, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Cunco AFC's zone, Marino Wittig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marciano Catalá came out of the goal and Marino Wittig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Jose Ramon Chao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cunco AFC's Marciano Catalá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicent Salvatierra in the 78th minute of play. BARBAROS Deutscher Club's attack was well implemented in the 80th minute, but when Prokopi Kondov was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. A collision led to Cunco AFC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Jose Ramon Chao hit a great ball. A collision led to BARBAROS Deutscher Club getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Vicent Salvatierra hit a great ball. With a little luck, BARBAROS Deutscher Club's Justo Mac Rae got control of the ball when Teodoro Gamboa tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Prokopi Kondov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Vicent Salvatierra 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. When the referee ended the match the BARBAROS Deutscher Club players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.