League Play-Off

VERDE LEON
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Haroldo Urtsua took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rigoberto Tello made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Fausto Mannuel sent off a good shot on target. If Fausto Mannuel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO's Fausto Mannuel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rigoberto Tello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After some careless play in the Manantiales AFC defense, Fausto Mannuel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rigoberto Tello. The Manantiales AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rigoberto Tello should have stopped the shot. After 26 played minutes CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Estavan. In the 27th minute of the match Aristides Bembe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romulo Umea skillfully saved the ball. Rigoberto Tello made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Fausto Mannuel sent off a good shot on target. In the 30th minute, Manuel Valerio made a precise shot to the right of Rigoberto Tello. Manantiales AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Romulo Umea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Liberto in the 34th minute of the match. Manantiales AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Remus Tofan scored to the left of an out of position Rigoberto Tello, making the score, 4-0. In the 39th match minute, CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Mannuel to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Manantiales AFC's Agustin Bras got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Fausto Mannuel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 played minutes Vicente Porfiro rounded Manantiales AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-0.

After some careless play in the Manantiales AFC defense, Fausto Mannuel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rigoberto Tello. The Manantiales AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rigoberto Tello should have stopped the shot. Rigoberto Tello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Mannuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Mannuel in the 67th minute of play forced Manantiales AFC's goalkeeper Rigoberto Tello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Fausto Mannuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Tello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fausto Mannuel in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Tello prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 73 minutes into the match, Fausto Mannuel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rigoberto Tello. Manantiales AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Mannuel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Fausto Mannuel scored 8-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rigoberto Tello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fausto Mannuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Tello having to interfere. CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO's Remus Tofan got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Fausto Mannuel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Mannuel in the 86th minute of play forced Manantiales AFC's goalkeeper Rigoberto Tello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, one of Manantiales AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Manantiales AFC. The referee gave CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Herminio Estavan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manantiales AFC's Rigoberto Tello. 10-0. Rigoberto Tello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Mannuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO fully deserved thier win.