League Play-Off

Estadio Espinillos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamim Bastian made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamim Bastian in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Firmo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Espinillos's Angelo Rexino got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Angelo Rexino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Michel Myhrvold tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michel Myhrvold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Placido Baladi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th match minute, Espinillos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Abastas to maneuver through the defense. Narciso Firmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Bastian, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Espinillos getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Angelo Rexino hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamim Bastian in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Firmo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Placido Baladi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espinillos's supporters rose to their feet, but Placido Baladi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel Myhrvold breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toni Oravainen might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narciso Firmo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Toni Oravainen ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 37th minute, Toni Oravainen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xv underground fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The supporters of Xv underground booed when Espinillos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Erauso didn't get a good kick on the ball.

53 minutes into the game, Donato Mikelats was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espinillos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xv underground the free kick. In the 55th minute of the match Xv underground got a corner. Espinillos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjamim Bastian ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Espinillos's goalie and right to Fidel Heli. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Espinillos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Rexino in the 63rd minute of play forced Xv underground's goalkeeper Michel Myhrvold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Xv underground fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Xv underground's Benjamim Bastian looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Clemente Erauso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 69th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Michel Myhrvold. Xv underground's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Benjamim Bastian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot 77 in the game by Benjamim Bastian from a close distance when the talented Narciso Firmo managed to make a qualified save. Espinillos's players were relieved. Julio Millan charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julio Millan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Narciso Firmo made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Toni Oravainen sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, Leo Weterio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narciso Firmo. Espinillos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leo Weterio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Angelo Rexino hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When Placido Baladi fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espinillos's protests and gave Placido Baladi a yellow card for diving instead. Placido Baladi kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Xv underground played a much better game than Espinillos and deserved their victory. The Espinillos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.