League Play-Off

Chulca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Joaquin Gau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Florentino Toli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Chulca AFC's zone, Honorio Turi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horacio Mino came out of the goal and Honorio Turi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 13 minutes of play, Nepes's Honorio Turi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Mino was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute, Honorio Turi 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Prospero Firmo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nepes's supporters rose to their feet, but Prospero Firmo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horacio Mino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Nepes booed when Chulca AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Tomi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timoteo Salomon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Florentino Toli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donato Lucian took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florentino Toli. Nepes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Prospero Firmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joaquin Gau struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Florentino Toli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chulca AFC. Nepes's Florentino Toli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Gau in the 49th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Honorio Turi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Joaquin Gau came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Chulca AFC 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 Joaquin Gau couldn't finish the play. Timoteo Salomon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nepes's Prospero Firmo in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chulca AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Nepes booed when Chulca AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Tartalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joaquin Gau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florentino Toli having to interfere. The Chulca AFC fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Chulca AFC's Joaquin Gau looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Prospero Firmo didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-2 via right post in the game's 88th minute. Nepes's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! 91 minutes into the match, Joaquin Gau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florentino Toli. Nepes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquin Gau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Moises Santio charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moises Santio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, Nepes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moises Santio to maneuver through the defense. Cristobal Medero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Florentino Toli. Nepes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chulca AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nepes had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.