League Play-Off

Estadio Changal
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. Edilberto Espiñeira started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Edilberto Espiñeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mechanical Bulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Edilberto Espiñeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreo Casanova breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mauro Warner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Soriano De la Maza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Albert Bolaños left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mechanical Bulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Soriano De la Maza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Camelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edilberto Espiñeira scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andreo Casanova, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Mauro Warner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Changal AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Warner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Soriano De la Maza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 29 minutes of play, Changal AFC's Ermegildo Camelo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Soriano De la Maza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mauro Warner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Soriano De la Maza made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Bolaños in the 38th minute of play forced Changal AFC's goalkeeper Andreo Casanova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ermegildo Camelo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Changal AFC's Mauro Warner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Soriano De la Maza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 56 minutes into the match, Ermegildo Camelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Soriano De la Maza. Mechanical Bulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ermegildo Camelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ermegildo Camelo in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Soriano De la Maza saved Mechanical Bulls from getting behind. Julio Dietsch kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute Mechanical Bulls were awarded a corner. Ariel Ibáñez went to the cornerflag to take it. Andreo Casanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edilberto Espiñeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Edilberto Espiñeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mechanical Bulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Edilberto Espiñeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreo Casanova breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 78 minutes, Julio Dietsch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Changal AFC and the Mechanical Bulls players grew even worse after the yellow card. Julio Dietsch hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Changal AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Edilberto Espiñeira came free, but Andreo Casanova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Camelo in the 85th minute of play forced Mechanical Bulls's goalkeeper Soriano De la Maza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 played minutes Mechanical Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Tancredo Gabella. 89 minutes into the match, Changal AFC's Nicodemo Payten broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Changal AFC's Ermegildo Camelo got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soriano De la Maza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Warner, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Changal AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mechanical Bulls for a fine match.