League Play-Off

Eucaliptus
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Epifanio Idalgo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Igual in the 3rd minute of play forced Eucaliptus FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Torrea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eucaliptus FC's Anselmo Torrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pirro Provencio in the 8th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henrico Panizo during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Henrico Panizo kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Berenguer Solera 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. Bartoleme Cespedes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 13 played minutes Lazcano got a freekick which was hit by Renato Igual. 18 minutes into the game, Lazcano's Yoelvis Cerda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anselmo Torrea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berenguer Solera in the 22nd minute of play forced Eucaliptus FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Torrea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartoleme Cespedes got free with Anacleto Quejo in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 27 played minutes Lazcano got a freekick which was hit by Yoelvis Cerda. 28 minutes into the match, Eucaliptus FC's Galo Corces broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Epifanio Idalgo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Lazcano's zone, Epifanio Idalgo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anacleto Quejo came out of the goal and Epifanio Idalgo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bartoleme Cespedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anacleto Quejo having to interfere. When Epifanio Idalgo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Eucaliptus 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 Epifanio Idalgo couldn't finish the play. Bartoleme Cespedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Anacleto Quejo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anacleto Quejo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Idalgo, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pirro Provencio to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Bartoleme Cespedes sped through Lazcano's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anacleto Quejo. After a defensive mix-up in Lazcano's zone, Bartoleme Cespedes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anacleto Quejo came out of the goal and Bartoleme Cespedes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th match minute, Lazcano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karlos Malet to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Eucaliptus FC's Galo Corces tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 70 played minutes Lazcano got a freekick which was hit by Renato Igual. Anacleto Quejo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Idalgo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Renato Igual kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Eucaliptus FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Galo Corces in the 77th minute. Berenguer Solera charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berenguer Solera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lazcano's Berenguer Solera got a free kick in the 78th minute. Lazcano's Pirro Provencio got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Eucaliptus FC's zone, Pirro Provencio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Torrea came out of the goal and Pirro Provencio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute, Berenguer Solera 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. 90 minutes into the match, Lazcano's Pirro Provencio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anselmo Torrea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Eucaliptus FC's zone, Pirro Provencio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Torrea came out of the goal and Pirro Provencio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Berenguer Solera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Pirro Provencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lazcano's supporters rose to their feet, but Pirro Provencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anselmo Torrea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.