League Play-Off

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Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonardo Silvanito took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in cruz azulec jr's zone, Lucas Kismi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Asteri came out of the goal and Lucas Kismi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th minute, Pablo Gaur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, cataluña's Santos Montes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. If Leonardo Silvanito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tadeo Bonadona hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Leonardo Silvanito hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute, Hugo Mundo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 34th minute by Leonardo Silvanito got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 37 minutes into the game, cataluña's Leonardo Silvanito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miguel Asteri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Miguel Asteri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Kismi in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ismael Laurin was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, cruz azulec jr was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Narciso Tulio to maneuver through the defense. Leonardo Silvanito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Santos Montes came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the cataluña 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 Santos Montes couldn't finish the play. Miguel Asteri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Kismi in the 59th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Lino Quin took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Román Vilanova to make any attempt to save it. Leonardo Silvanito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celso Adrio charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Adrio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narciso Tulio got free with Román Vilanova in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute, Tadeo Bonadona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. cataluña made a substitution. Bernabe Mazuste replaced Lucas Kismi. After 80 played minutes cataluña got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Gaur. In the 82nd minute of the match Alejo Mateo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Román Vilanova skillfully saved the ball. 87 minutes into the match, cataluña's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Laurin came free, but Román Vilanova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Santos Montes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of cataluña booed when cruz azulec jr was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lino Quin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santos Montes in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Asteri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Bastian in the 96th minute of play forced cruz azulec jr's goalkeeper Miguel Asteri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. cataluña's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.