League Play-Off

Amboy
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luisito Reyes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luisito Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Amboy FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Teodoro Salvadore hit a great ball. Amboy FC's Juan Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Reyes in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Luisito Reyes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Amboy FC's Juan Xabel. Juan Xabel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Amboy FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Reynaldo Gamus hit a great ball. If Luisito Reyes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Luisito Reyes came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Malargüe 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 Luisito Reyes couldn't finish the play. Juan Xabel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Malargüe's Luisito Reyes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Juan Xabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Juan Xabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anier Aguilera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luisito Reyes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ulises Xabel was the one to do the kick off. Placido Gar charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Placido Gar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 59 played minutes Amboy FC got a freekick which was hit by Placido Gar. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Luisito Reyes put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Juan Xabel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Reyes in the 67th minute of play forced Amboy FC's goalkeeper Juan Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th play minute Anier Aguilera came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Juan Xabel. 0-4. Juan Xabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Reyes in the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Luisito Reyes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Malargüe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luisito Reyes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastian Sanduru hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Celedonio Bertran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Malargüe's Luisito Reyes in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amboy FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 82 minutes, Teodoro Salvadore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Amboy FC and the Malargüe players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Malargüe booed when Amboy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Salvadore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celedonio Bertran's late challenge caught a Malargüe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celedonio Bertran helped the player get up and apologised. After 87 played minutes Amboy FC got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Bertran. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Luisito Reyes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malargüe's supporters rose to their feet, but Luisito Reyes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Xabel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Malargüe could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Amboy FC throughout the match.