League Play-Off

Bogardo
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. Gonzalo Abechuco started the match with the kick off. Cornelio Umbruso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Medero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Bogardo FC's Filomeno Telesforo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaspar Bela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gaspar Bela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonzalo Abechuco's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. When Eduardo Medero came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Panquena 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 Eduardo Medero couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Bogardo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Medero came free, but Cornelio Umbruso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Timoteo James hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Abechuco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaspar Bela was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Gonzalo Abechuco struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Gaspar Bela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bogardo FC. Gonzalo Abechuco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gaspar Bela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Gonzalo Abechuco struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Gaspar Bela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bogardo FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Gonzalo Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bogardo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzalo Abechuco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaspar Bela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduardo Medero to make the kick off. Gaspar Bela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Telesforo in the 55th minute of the match. Gonzalo Abechuco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filomeno Telesforo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Bela having to interfere. If Filomeno Telesforo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Bela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Telesforo in the 65th minute of the match. Arsenio Oxarra's late challenge caught a Bogardo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arsenio Oxarra helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Arsenio Oxarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cornelio Umbruso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Medero in the 71st minute of play. In the 75th match minute, Bogardo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Diagur to maneuver through the defense. Israel Petri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Umbruso having to interfere. Gaspar Bela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Telesforo in the 84th minute of play. Israel Petri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Cornelio Umbruso made a huge save. Gaspar Bela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Telesforo in the 90th minute of play. If Gonzalo Abechuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filomeno Telesforo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaspar Bela having to make a save. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.