League Play-Off

Glorious Realm
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aldo Frascuelo started the match with the kick off. Victorio Ferman took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardino Barros. Bernardino Barros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Rene Garikoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Frascuelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardino Barros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victorio Ferman's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Raul Efren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, MuñecoG 912's goalkeeper Rene Garikoitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baldomiro Bizi. In the 18th minute, Roland AFC's Amancio Xacintu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rene Garikoitz. Rene Garikoitz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Roland AFC's Bernardino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Ferman in the 21st minute of play. Victorio Ferman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Barros having to interfere. A collision led to MuñecoG 912 getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Victor Chan hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Domingos Beltza sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and MuñecoG 912's Rene Garikoitz didn't even have to move. With 28 minutes on the clock, Victor Chan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of MuñecoG 912:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Roland AFC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Rene Garikoitz, was totally fooled by Roland AFC's Domingos Beltza, who 30 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 34 minutes, Arturo Grabiel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Roland AFC and the MuñecoG 912 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alberto Arias hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Raul Efren struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Bernardino Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MuñecoG 912. Rene Garikoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Grabiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Amancio Xacintu came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Roland AFC 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 Amancio Xacintu couldn't finish the play. Baldomiro Bizi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Rene Garikoitz made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raul Efren to make the kick off. Rene Garikoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Frascuelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Guido Rozarius kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When Amancio Xacintu came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Roland AFC 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 Amancio Xacintu couldn't finish the play. MuñecoG 912's Rene Garikoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amancio Xacintu in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Baldomiro Bizi made a precise shot to the right of Rene Garikoitz. MuñecoG 912's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 74th minute Amancio Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Garikoitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Arturo Grabiel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. During the 78th minute of the match Arturo Grabiel completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Arturo Grabiel a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 87th minute, Amancio Xacintu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 87 played minutes MuñecoG 912 got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Vasco. Raul Efren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Bernardino Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Raul Efren fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Roland AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while MuñecoG 912 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.