League Play-Off

Gessler
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Nirihuao's Cristobal Gartzi got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Gessler FC's Saturnino Mino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Mino in the 9th minute of play forced Nirihuao's goalkeeper Adriana Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Rami hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Adriana Igon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Mino in the 13th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Aldo Llope was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nirihuao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gessler FC the free kick. In the 13th minute, Aldo Llope hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adriana Igon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Mino in the 18th minute of the match. When Tomas Belasko came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Gessler FC 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 Tomas Belasko couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gaudencio Kusko in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benigno Tomi saved Gessler FC from getting behind. If Aaron Librado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Belasko got free with Adriana Igon in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 35 minutes into the match, Gessler FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Librado came free, but Benigno Tomi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Librado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benigno Tomi having to interfere. With a little luck, Nirihuao's Adriana Igon got control of the ball when Tomas Belasko tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aaron Librado during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nirihuao getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Aaron Librado hit a great ball. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Saturnino Mino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Samuel Sotero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nirihuao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gessler FC the free kick. After 51 played minutes Nirihuao got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Sotero. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Belasko in the 52nd minute of play forced Nirihuao's goalkeeper Adriana Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benigno Tomi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Kusko in the 55th minute of the match. Melquiades Rami hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Adriana Igon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Belasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Gaudencio Kusko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benigno Tomi having to interfere. If Tomas Belasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinicio Peruanton during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Gessler FC's Saturnino Mino in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nirihuao's goalie prevented a goal. Gaudencio Kusko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Albino Alonso charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albino Alonso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 played minutes Gessler FC got a freekick which was hit by Albino Alonso. Tomas Belasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Mino in the 80th minute of play forced Nirihuao's goalkeeper Adriana Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Nirihuao's Melquiades Rami got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Nirihuao's Adriana Igon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Belasko in the 83rd minute of play. Tomas Belasko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Adriana Igon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Nirihuao getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Melquiades Rami hit a great ball. Tomas Belasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adriana Igon came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Gessler FC's Saturnino Mino. But to his dismay, Saturnino Mino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Gessler FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Nirihuao for much of the match.