League Play-Off

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonas Santiago kicked off to start the match. Salvador Hats recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santos Orlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Santiago, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When Lorenzo Ihintza fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Lobo's protests and gave Lorenzo Ihintza a yellow card for diving instead. After 7 played minutes El Lobo got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Ihintza. If Salvador Hats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Orlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ceferino Ekhi went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. El Lobo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Salvador Hats scored to the left of an out of position Ramon Goyo, making the score, 1-1. Ceferino Ekhi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Orlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramon Goyo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jonas Santiago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Orlan was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Santiago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salvador Hats received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ramon Goyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramon Goyo was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Salvador Hats capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Salvador Hats really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 34 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramon Goyo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the game, El Lobo's Antoni Dytrych nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Orlan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvador Hats got free with Ramon Goyo in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 48 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Ceferino Ekhi came free, but Santos Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ceferino Ekhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Orlan having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Salvador Hats made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the El Lobo defense, Salvador Hats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramon Goyo. The El Lobo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramon Goyo should have stopped the shot. Santos Orlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Ekhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Santos Orlan made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Jonas Santiago sent off a good shot on target. Santos Orlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Santiago in the 68th minute. After some careless play in the El Lobo defense, Salvador Hats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramon Goyo. The El Lobo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramon Goyo should have stopped the shot. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Marco Paulin replaced Salvador Hats. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Inocencio Lixandro replaced Cristo Orlan. El Fortín de Floresta's Jeronimo Frasco was substituted for Eleuterio Palben. In the 83rd minute, Ceferino Ekhi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. In the 87th minute Ceferino Ekhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Marco Paulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Goyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Fortín de Floresta's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alvino Tinto in the 94th minute. Alvino Tinto made a great header on El Fortín de Floresta's corner, it was just that El Lobo's Ramon Goyo managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 95th match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeronimo Frasco to maneuver through the defense. When Marco Paulin came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the El Fortín de Floresta 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 Marco Paulin couldn't finish the play. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. El Fortín de Floresta were victorious despite being under pressure from El Lobo for much of the match.