League Play-Off

Estadio Crucesita
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. Leandro Lorien started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Mainque's Ruperto Enol got a free kick in the 2nd minute. With a little luck, Mainque's Rodolfo Lorien got control of the ball when Nereo Mendebal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orlando Evangelista in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siro Roldanillo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 10 played minutes Crucesita got a freekick which was hit by Ulises Lorien. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Leandro Lorien managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mainque's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Lorien was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Siro Roldanillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Lorien in the 15th minute of play forced Crucesita's goalkeeper Siro Roldanillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leandro Lorien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Siro Roldanillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orlando Evangelista scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Siro Roldanillo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nereo Mendebal got free with Rodolfo Lorien in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cesar Chepe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Rodolfo Lorien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Mainque got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Sanchez. A collision led to Mainque getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Elvio Artizar hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Chepe in the 36th minute of play forced Mainque's goalkeeper Rodolfo Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mainque's Rodolfo Lorien proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Mainque from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Elvio Artizar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carmelo Baldovino didn't quite understand what happened when in the 47 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet.

In the 55th minute, Orlando Evangelista 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. Siro Roldanillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Lorien in the 64th minute of play. When Leandro Lorien came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Mainque 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 Leandro Lorien couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, Orlando Evangelista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siro Roldanillo. Crucesita's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orlando Evangelista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Orlando Evangelista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 76th match minute, Crucesita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amado Poz to maneuver through the defense. Nereo Mendebal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Rodolfo Lorien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesar Chepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Lorien having to interfere. Rodolfo Lorien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Chepe, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Siro Roldanillo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ruperto Enol. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mainque eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.