League Play-Off

Estadio Jaqüé
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. Rafael Gonsalvo started the match with the kick off. Rafael Gonsalvo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Cloyo having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Polledo's goalkeeper Arturo Cloyo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardino Orlin. Bernardino Orlin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Cloyo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to LASR FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rafael Gonsalvo hit a great ball. 22 minutes in the game, Rafael Gonsalvo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arturo Cloyo having to interfere. After 28 minutes, Igor Lopez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Polledo and the LASR FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Polledo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Lopez to maneuver through the defense. Arturo Cloyo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Justo Licerio. In the 30th minute Rafael Gonsalvo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Cloyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardino Orlin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Arturo Cloyo made a huge save. 32 minutes into the game, Arturo Herensuge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Polledo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LASR FC the free kick. The audience was convinced that Anastasio Paz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octavio Enol was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Teodoro Mincho hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anastasio Paz to make the kick off. Anastasio Paz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Octavio Enol came out and tried to block the shot, but Anastasio Paz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 57th minute. When Lorenzo Estevez fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LASR FC's protests and gave Lorenzo Estevez a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in LASR FC's zone, Igor Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavio Enol came out of the goal and Igor Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arturo Cloyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Gonsalvo in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Polledo's Anastasio Paz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavio Enol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind LASR FC's goalkeeper Octavio Enol, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. LASR FC's Octavio Enol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Paz in the 70th minute of play. Rafael Gonsalvo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Arturo Cloyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Gervasio Ermengol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Polledo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Bernardino Orlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Cloyo having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Polledo's Anastasio Paz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Polledo played a much better game than LASR FC and deserved their victory. The LASR FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.