League Play-Off

Estadio Helvecia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Mano made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th minute Astor Dei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Helvecia's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Dei came free, but Marcos Rudolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Rudolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Dei in the 12th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Nicanor Lamberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hipolito Fernado was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Baldomiro Evangelista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helvecia's supporters rose to their feet, but Baldomiro Evangelista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hipolito Fernado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 19 played minutes Desmochado AFC got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Ospin. After a defensive mix-up in Desmochado AFC's zone, Baldomiro Evangelista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hipolito Fernado came out of the goal and Baldomiro Evangelista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Dei in the 28th minute of play forced Helvecia's goalkeeper Marcos Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Astor Dei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Helvecia's Epifanio Francho got a free kick in the 31st minute. Paulo Mano struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Marcos Rudolfo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Desmochado AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Norino in the 37th minute of play forced Helvecia's goalkeeper Marcos Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicanor Lamberto charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicanor Lamberto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Helvecia's Nicanor Lamberto got a free kick in the 38th minute. Ulises Nicholas hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Norberto Eudoxio to strike the kick off in the second half. When Nicanor Lamberto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 52 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Helvecia's Nicanor Lamberto got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Marcos Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Mano in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Astor Dei reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Rudolfo. The goal made the score 0-1. Helvecia's Marcos Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Mano in the 63rd minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Norberto Eudoxio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Hipolito Fernado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 74 minutes into the match, Helvecia's Epifanio Francho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hipolito Fernado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Desmochado AFC booed when Helvecia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Tomi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Mano in the 77th minute of play forced Helvecia's goalkeeper Marcos Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Marcos Rudolfo managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Desmochado AFC's Paulo Mano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 83rd minute, Epifanio Francho 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. Hipolito Fernado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomiro Evangelista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Mano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Rudolfo having to interfere. Helvecia's Marcos Rudolfo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Helvecia from getting a goal against them.