League Play-Off

Conlara
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Moises Hegoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcos Ostadar during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Piñero AFC! 6 minutes into the match, Reynaldo Goi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damian Cortez. Piñero AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reynaldo Goi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fermin Pelagius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Damian Cortez made a huge save. In the 15th minute, Fermin Pelagius 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. Fermin Pelagius scored 2-0 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damian Cortez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Piñero AFC's zone, Cesar Matia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damian Cortez came out of the goal and Cesar Matia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fermin Pelagius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damian Cortez was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Ricardo Hartz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ricardo Hartz really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 30th minute, Mariano Chico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Conlara FC's zone, Vladimiro Llorienzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Federico Mikolas came out of the goal and Vladimiro Llorienzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moises Hegoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Federico Mikolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Hegoi in the 40th minute of the match. Valentin Artal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Mikolas having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricardo Hartz was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Valentin Artal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piñero AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Artal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Geronimo Maore kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Ricardo Hartz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fermin Pelagius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Federico Mikolas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 77th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Martin Ramos. 82 minutes into the match, Ricardo Hartz notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Piñero AFC's Damian Cortez. Damian Cortez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Conlara FC's goalkeeper Federico Mikolas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Geronimo Maore fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Conlara FC's protests and gave Geronimo Maore a yellow card for diving instead. Geronimo Maore kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Piñero AFC's Valentin Artal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Federico Mikolas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Damian Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Hartz, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 95 minutes of play, Conlara FC's Ricardo Hartz made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damian Cortez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Conlara FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.