League Play-Off

Assunta
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruperto Selmo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Orcosuni AFC's Eugenio Madaleno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Orcosuni AFC from getting a goal against them. After 17 minutes, Andres Vidal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Assunta FC and the Orcosuni AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Andres Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the game, Norberto Telesforo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eugenio Madaleno. Norberto Telesforo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 23rd minute, Hipolito Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruperto Selmo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Gonzalo Precioso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Orcosuni AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Elodio came free, but Eugenio Madaleno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Elodio might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eugenio Madaleno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zacarias Elodio ran back to his position shaking his head. When Hipolito Rosario came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Orcosuni AFC 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 Hipolito Rosario couldn't finish the play. Eugenio Madaleno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Telesforo in the 40th minute. If Hipolito Rosario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Assunta FC's Norberto Telesforo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eugenio Madaleno. That made the score 2-0 after 43 minutes of play. Zacarias Elodio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

If Norberto Telesforo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 54 played minutes Orcosuni AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Montrell. In the 55th minute, Zacarias Elodio made a precise shot to the right of Eugenio Madaleno. Orcosuni AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Norberto Telesforo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Assunta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Telesforo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugenio Madaleno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gonzalo Precioso was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Ruperto Selmo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruperto Selmo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Orcosuni AFC's Ruperto Selmo got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 67 played minutes Orcosuni AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Dominic. Assunta FC's Gonzalo Precioso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Selmo in the 71st minute of play. Leonides Uxio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gonzalo Precioso. Assunta FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Assunta FC's zone, Hipolito Rosario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzalo Precioso came out of the goal and Hipolito Rosario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hipolito Rosario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Precioso having to interfere. Eugenio Madaleno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zacarias Elodio's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Norberto Telesforo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenio Madaleno. Orcosuni AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norberto Telesforo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. An unexpected shot in the 96th minute by Hipolito Rosario got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Assunta FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Orcosuni AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.