League Play-Off

Alejandro Villanueva
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Aldo Huguet started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Aldo Huguet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piorno Pedrera was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Piorno Pedrera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lia Salto went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Lia Salto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Piorno Pedrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Huguet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lia Salto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piorno Pedrera having to interfere. Lia Salto struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Piorno Pedrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tulavinto FC. The audience was convinced that Aldo Huguet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piorno Pedrera was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lia Salto in the 25th minute of play forced Cajabamba's goalkeeper Piorno Pedrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Piorno Pedrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lia Salto, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Aldo Huguet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piorno Pedrera having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Lia Salto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piorno Pedrera was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Aldo Huguet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Toribio Perramon fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tulavinto FC's protests and gave Toribio Perramon a yellow card for diving instead. Toribio Perramon kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Piorno Pedrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Huguet, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xzaver Matas was the one to do the kick off. Xzaver Matas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benicio Torrado took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Americo Bolde. Americo Bolde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The audience was convinced that Xzaver Matas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Americo Bolde was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Lia Salto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piorno Pedrera having to interfere. After 70 played minutes Tulavinto FC got a freekick which was hit by Lia Salto. Cajabamba's Piorno Pedrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Huguet in the 72nd minute of play. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cajabamba! Aldo Huguet might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Piorno Pedrera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aldo Huguet ran back to his position shaking his head. Piorno Pedrera made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Lia Salto sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Lia Salto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Piorno Pedrera. That made the score 1-3 in the 87 minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, Cajabamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferrando Minayo to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Huguet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lia Salto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piorno Pedrera having to interfere. If Lia Salto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Tulavinto FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cajabamba.