League Play-Off

Guaycurú
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Ezequiel Chuan started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for North California United! In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Reserva AFC. Emilio Eli stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Basilio Goiz. 0-1. When Serafin Tonete fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reserva AFC's protests and gave Serafin Tonete a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Reserva AFC got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Tonete. After having played for 15 minutes, Saverio Cordarell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reserva AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saverio Cordarell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 0-2 became the score in the 20th minute when Ezequiel Chuan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Conrado Tipi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Edgard Truylos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basilio Goiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Chuan in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Elvio Jago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Eli, 35 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 36 played minutes North California United got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Tipi. Basilio Goiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Eliazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Claudiu Harhoiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. North California United's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudiu Harhoiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgard Truylos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Reserva AFC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Serafin Tonete hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Reserva AFC's zone, Claudiu Harhoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgard Truylos came out of the goal and Claudiu Harhoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudiu Harhoiu to make the kick off. Edgard Truylos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Tipi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Ezequiel Chuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Goiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Ezequiel Chuan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reserva AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ezequiel Chuan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basilio Goiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Serafin Tonete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basilio Goiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Chuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in North California United's zone, Saverio Cordarell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basilio Goiz came out of the goal and Saverio Cordarell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edgard Truylos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Harhoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Claudiu Harhoiu hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the match, North California United's goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Chuan came free, but Basilio Goiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Basilio Goiz came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Reserva AFC's Ezequiel Chuan. But to his dismay, Ezequiel Chuan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The Reserva AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.