League Play-Off

Lambare
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maria Cañucal made the kick off and thus started the match. If Maria Cañucal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Medardo Larios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maria Cañucal's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Benjamin Cortada kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Benjamin Cortada's late challenge caught a Casupa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Cortada helped the player get up and apologised. After recieving a nice pass, Casupa's Gizon Balli tried to score from far away in the 24th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 27 played minutes Casupa got a freekick which was hit by Rufo Lijarco. When Amadeo Altares came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Lambare FC 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 Amadeo Altares couldn't finish the play. After 34 played minutes Lambare FC got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Cortada. 35 minutes in the game, Maria Cañucal dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. A collision led to Lambare FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Odol Vecilla hit a great ball. Maria Cañucal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Medardo Larios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Casupa's goalkeeper Florin Llave, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Saturnino Martioda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florin Llave was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, Casupa's goalkeeper Florin Llave had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amadeo Altares. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saturnino Martioda to make the kick off. Frascuelo Castells fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Medardo Larios having to interfere. In the 67th of the match, Maria Cañucal tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Medardo Larios got in the way and made a wonderful save. After 68 played minutes Lambare FC got a freekick which was hit by Odol Vecilla. Medardo Larios made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frascuelo Castells in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maria Cañucal in the 72nd minute of play forced Lambare FC's goalkeeper Medardo Larios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tercero Talaga hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Frascuelo Castells managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casupa's supporters rose to their feet, but Frascuelo Castells was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Medardo Larios breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 77 minutes into the match, Casupa's Frascuelo Castells sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Medardo Larios narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Lambare FC's Benjamin Cortada got a free kick in the 81st minute. Florin Llave showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeo Altares in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Frascuelo Castells cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Medardo Larios was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Frascuelo Castells had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Casupa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Casupa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.