League Play-Off

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 9 played minutes Lomalinda got a freekick which was hit by Chap Torre. In the 10th match minute, Lomalinda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziad Rhanem to maneuver through the defense. Osoro Cordoba was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Garin Candina. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC Viola Gigliati's Reinaldo Briceño slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Osoro Cordoba. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. Samuel Horduña struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Osoro Cordoba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Viola Gigliati. In the 15th match minute, Lomalinda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziad Rhanem to maneuver through the defense. After 18 minutes, Reinaldo Briceño made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Lomalinda's Osoro Cordoba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Lomalinda's Evaristo Herquinigo got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Gaitan Caliz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lomalinda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. If Reinaldo Briceño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralondo Barboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Herquinigo in the 31st minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Evaristo Herquinigo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of AFC Viola Gigliati's Ralondo Barboa. Ralondo Barboa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lomalinda's Gaitan Caliz got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After recieving a nice pass, Lomalinda's Chap Torre tried to score from far away in the 45th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Lomalinda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nafarroa Pinillos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute of the match Garin Candina sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Osoro Cordoba skillfully saved the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reinaldo Briceño to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, AFC Viola Gigliati's Samuel Horduña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osoro Cordoba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After some careless play in the Lomalinda defense, Samuel Horduña kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osoro Cordoba. The Lomalinda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osoro Cordoba should have stopped the shot. Cosme Fole's late challenge caught a Lomalinda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosme Fole helped the player get up and apologised. After 65 played minutes AFC Viola Gigliati got a freekick which was hit by Pacifico Villazan. A collision led to AFC Viola Gigliati getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Guillermo Barzana hit a great ball. Osoro Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldir Velaz in the 71st minute of play. In the 77th minute of the match, Gaitan Caliz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ralondo Barboa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 80 minutes into the game, Samuel Horduña cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Osoro Cordoba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd minute, Waldir Velaz 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. AFC Viola Gigliati's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.