League Play-Off

Tapia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Guaberto Castulo started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Cirilo Rocio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tapia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Altamirano the free kick. Cirilo Rocio hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Timoteo Argi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guaberto Castulo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Florentino Azubeli hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes, Altamirano's Gavino Abeitia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Timoteo Argi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Altamirano reached it. In the 10th minute, Horacio Oliverios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Salamon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulo Remicio's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Remicio in the 13th minute of play forced Altamirano's goalkeeper Lucas Salamon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Paulo Remicio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Marciano Muc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th match minute, Tapia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Clementi to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 29 minutes, Gaspar Dominguez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tapia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaspar Dominguez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31st minute, Paulo Remicio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Tapia's Gaspar Dominguez got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 46th minute, Benito Txurio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulo Remicio made a kick off. Timoteo Argi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guaberto Castulo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Gaspar Dominguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timoteo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guaberto Castulo in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67thth minute of the game Guaberto Castulo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tapia's Timoteo Argi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Gaspar Dominguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Guerau during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 73 played minutes Altamirano got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Guerau. 74 minutes into the match, Paulo Remicio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Salamon. Altamirano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Remicio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Altamirano getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Santos Rioja hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Tapia's Zeledon Orti in action when he in the 84th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Lucas Salamon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Remicio in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th minute Gaspar Dominguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Salamon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94thth minute of the game Paulo Remicio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Altamirano's Lucas Salamon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.