League Play-Off

Estadio Larroude
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romulo Larra started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Anacleto Piarres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 played minutes FC Lucky Elfs got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Cedro. FC Lucky Elfs's Serafino Ignado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Haitz in the 9th minute of play. Anacleto Piarres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romulo Larra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Serafino Ignado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Romulo Larra 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 having played for 24 minutes, Aquilino Macerio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lucky Elfs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aquilino Macerio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Romulo Larra received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Serafino Ignado came out and tried to block the shot, but Romulo Larra slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 28th minute. Pablo Frisco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reynaldo Dubardo having to interfere. If Romulo Larra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Larroude FC's Serafino Ignado threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Romulo Larra, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pablo Frisco made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Pablo Frisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Dubardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute there was a penalty for Larroude FC. Lucio Lalla stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Serafino Ignado. 2-0. 61 minutes into the match, Larroude FC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Dubardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aquilino Macerio. Manuel Espiridion's late challenge caught a Larroude FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Espiridion helped the player get up and apologised. Manuel Espiridion hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes Larroude FC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Meendez. In the 67th minute, Romulo Larra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Serafino Ignado was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Isaias Alonso hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. If Romulo Larra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Serafino Ignado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Larra in the 82nd minute of the match. After 82 minutes of play, Larroude FC's Romulo Larra made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serafino Ignado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serafino Ignado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Larra in the 86th minute of play. Romulo Larra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Serafino Ignado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of FC Lucky Elfs booed when Larroude FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Innocenzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aquilino Macerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Reynaldo Dubardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.