League Play-Off

Estadio Azul
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arturo Udalaitz kicked off to start the match. Leopoldo Pacifico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Cayo in the 4th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Primitivo Munio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zénit F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Primitivo Munio scored 0-2 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leopoldo Pacifico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 15 minutes into the match, Azul AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Munio came free, but Leopoldo Pacifico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roberto Lapurdi came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Zénit F.C. 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 Roberto Lapurdi couldn't finish the play. Zénit F.C.'s Primitivo Munio got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roberto Lapurdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Pacifico having to interfere. If Primitivo Munio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Lapurdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Pacifico having to interfere. Roberto Lapurdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Leopoldo Pacifico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 minutes, Roberto Lapurdi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zénit F.C. and the Azul AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zénit F.C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Roberto Lapurdi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Munio in the 35th minute of play forced Azul AFC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Pacifico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Primitivo Munio in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leopoldo Pacifico saved Azul AFC from getting behind. Primitivo Munio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Pacifico having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Azul AFC's zone, Primitivo Munio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leopoldo Pacifico came out of the goal and Primitivo Munio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half Zénit F.C. were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Primitivo Munio to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Azul AFC's Emiliano Santana got a free kick in the 55th minute. Zénit F.C.'s Primitivo Munio got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Primitivo Munio in the 59th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Leopoldo Pacifico kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Leopoldo Pacifico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basilio Cayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Roberto Lapurdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Primitivo Munio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Leopoldo Pacifico 71 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Pacifico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primitivo Munio in the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Primitivo Munio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leopoldo Pacifico, 0-6. In the 84thth minute Teodosio Ramos beautifully dribbled past Zénit F.C.'s defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Enzo Berto pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. In the 86th minute Azul AFC were awarded a corner. Christian Evarado went to the cornerflag to take it. Leopoldo Pacifico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Munio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodosio Ramos's late challenge caught a Zénit F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teodosio Ramos helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Azul AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! Azul AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Primitivo Munio scored to the left of an out of position Leopoldo Pacifico, making the score, 0-8. Zénit F.C. played a much better game than Azul AFC and deserved their victory. The Azul AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.