League Play-Off

EDUARDO VII
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the game, Maxi Moco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hélder Ferraz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 7th minute Jose Stephen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Eustacio Beltza fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Passo a Passo F.C's protests and gave Eustacio Beltza a yellow card for diving instead. Eustacio Beltza hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Hélder Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Abila, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Maxi Moco put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Hélder Ferraz. Vicente Froila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Basilio Garaona made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franklin Mendonça in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basilio Garaona saved Lamarque F. C. from getting behind. Hélder Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxi Moco, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Hélder Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi Moco in the 30th minute of the match. Basilio Garaona made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Vicente Froila sent off a good shot on target. Passo a Passo F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alberto Nisman in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Passo a Passo F.C's Higinio Abajas got a free kick in the 37th minute. Vicente Froila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Basilio Garaona tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hélder Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Abila, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Hélder Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxi Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalamodaka Obronny hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franklin Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. Hélder Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi Moco in the 52nd minute of the match. Passo a Passo F.C's Hélder Ferraz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Passo a Passo F.C from getting a goal against them. Maxi Moco charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maxi Moco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lamarque F. C. getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Maxi Moco hit a great ball. In the 57th minute Franklin Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Garaona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Franklin Mendonça put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Basilio Garaona. In the 66thth minute of the game Franklin Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lamarque F. C.'s Basilio Garaona was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Melchor Salvadore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Hélder Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dalamodaka Obronny hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Basilio Garaona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Beltza in the 71st minute of play. After 70 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lamarque F. C.! Basilio Garaona had in the 73rdth minute some difficulties stopping Alberto Nisman's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Alberto Nisman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Basilio Garaona. Lamarque F. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Nisman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. When Passo a Passo F.C's Alberto Nisman in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lamarque F. C.'s goalie prevented a goal. After 78th play minutes Alberto Nisman shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Basilio Garaona and just under the crossbar into goal. With a little luck, Passo a Passo F.C's Hélder Ferraz got control of the ball when Maxi Moco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Passo a Passo F.C's Alberto Nisman got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Passo a Passo F.C fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lamarque F. C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.