League Play-Off

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Isaias Txema left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zenteno fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 8 minutes of play, Zenteno's Romulo Evangelista made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Americo Rojelio was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Samuel Baudelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Baltasar Markel fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA MAGIA J R 7's protests and gave Baltasar Markel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to LA MAGIA J R 7 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Baltasar Markel hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Isaias Txema managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zenteno's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaias Txema was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Americo Rojelio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eulalio Hitz hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zenteno's zone, Niceto Vermudo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Videl came out of the goal and Niceto Vermudo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With 24 minutes on the clock, Dario Geofredo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Baudelio in the 29th minute of play forced LA MAGIA J R 7's goalkeeper Americo Rojelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Americo Rojelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Baudelio in the 34th minute of the match. LA MAGIA J R 7's Americo Rojelio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Evangelista in the 36th minute of play. Niceto Vermudo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Videl having to interfere. Ladislao Leoncio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Zenteno were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niceto Vermudo was the one to do the kick off. Martin Videl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Leoncio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Ladislao Leoncio struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Martin Videl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LA MAGIA J R 7. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zenteno's goalkeeper Martin Videl, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samuel Baudelio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Isaias Txema had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Americo Rojelio. LA MAGIA J R 7's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isaias Txema was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Ladislao Leoncio came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the LA MAGIA J R 7 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 Ladislao Leoncio couldn't finish the play. Ladislao Leoncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Videl having to interfere. Martin Videl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niceto Vermudo went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After 81 played minutes LA MAGIA J R 7 got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Tonio. With an all-out effort, Zenteno's Americo Rojelio threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Isaias Txema, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 86thth minute of the game Ladislao Leoncio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zenteno's Martin Videl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ladislao Leoncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Videl having to interfere. Niceto Vermudo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Videl having to interfere. Zenteno's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.