League Play-Off

Estadio Pedermar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelino Arnalt started the match with the kick off. Angelino Arnalt 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. Angelino Arnalt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Gonzalo Lawrence tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Angelino Arnalt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonzalo Lawrence was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Ezequiel Oihenarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Janpier having to interfere. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pedermar's goalkeeper Gonzalo Lawrence, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Angelino Arnalt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Segundo Ciano kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Diego Txordon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Janpier having to interfere. Angelino Arnalt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gonzalo Lawrence tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Zapla AFC's goalkeeper Vicente Janpier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ezequiel Oihenarte. Angelino Arnalt struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Gonzalo Lawrence didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zapla AFC. Maximiliano Palban kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Ezequiel Oihenarte recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zapla AFC's Vicente Janpier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Zapla AFC from getting a goal against them. Angelino Arnalt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diego Txordon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Angelino Arnalt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eusebio Nafarroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 57th minute, Artemio Juvenal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Diego Txordon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Zapla AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pedermar:s goal. With a little luck, Pedermar's Gonzalo Lawrence got control of the ball when Eusebio Nafarroa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zapla AFC's Enzo Godoy got a free kick in the 75th minute. Paulo Xabel charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Xabel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pedermar's Paulo Xabel got a free kick in the 77th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Diego Txordon notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Zapla AFC's Vicente Janpier. Vicente Janpier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ezequiel Oihenarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vicente Janpier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Pedermar's Ezequiel Oihenarte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Janpier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. If Angelino Arnalt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Zapla AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pedermar.