League Play-Off

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sergio Abarca got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Faustino Egun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Chus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 3 played minutes Nottingham Miedo got a freekick which was hit by Feliciano Iratze. In the 7th minute, Ovidio Cordarrell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faustino Egun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Silvestre Chus made a huge save. Leonel Txerran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Chus having to interfere. Marciano Gorka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, Nottingham Miedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliciano Iratze to maneuver through the defense. Nottingham Miedo's Marciano Gorka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Abarca in the 15th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Ovidio Cordarrell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Naranja AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovidio Cordarrell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nottingham Miedo's Marciano Gorka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Abarca in the 23rd minute of play. Jacobo Modestio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marciano Gorka. Nottingham Miedo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Naranja AFC's Ovidio Cordarrell got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marciano Gorka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidio Cordarrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, Nottingham Miedo's Feliciano Iratze got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Marciano Gorka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobaldo Pabla hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 38 played minutes Naranja AFC got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo Sindo. After having played for 40 minutes, Faustino Egun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nottingham Miedo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faustino Egun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Faustino Egun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Feliciano Iratze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergio Abarca got in the 48th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Marciano Gorka handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Faustino Egun to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Feliciano Iratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Naranja AFC's Alejandro Micael got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benedicto Locaio got free with Marciano Gorka in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Faustino Egun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Silvestre Chus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Nottingham Miedo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. German Haritzeder hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ovidio Cordarrell could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Marciano Gorka however easily saved by the left post. Nottingham Miedo's Marciano Gorka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Nottingham Miedo from getting a goal against them. 70 minutes into the match, Nottingham Miedo's Faustino Egun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvestre Chus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 83 minutes into the game, when Teobaldo Pabla put in a rough tackle. 82 minutes into the game, one of Naranja AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Ovidio Cordarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd match minute, Nottingham Miedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliciano Iratze to maneuver through the defense. Marciano Gorka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ovidio Cordarrell in the 97th minute. Naranja AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.