League Play-Off

Alejandro Maximo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Yala's Saverio Hernandez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Romeo Peio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Efrain Olentzaro came out and tried to block the shot, but Romeo Peio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. After 7 minutes, Eustacio Ganix made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. La Trifulca's Emilio Osoitz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Emilio Osoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Ganix in the 14th minute of play. Yala's Efrain Olentzaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Yala from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Romeo Peio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Efrain Olentzaro. That made the score 2-1 in the 25 minute of play. After 28 minutes, Saverio Hernandez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yala and the La Trifulca players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of La Trifulca booed when Yala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saverio Hernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saverio Hernandez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emilio Osoitz having to make a save. Efrain Olentzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Peio, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cipriano Urtun during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cipriano Urtun kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Eriberto Ekaitz 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. In the 45th minute Romeo Peio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Olentzaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Romeo Peio fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Efrain Olentzaro, passed just outside the right post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romeo Peio to make the kick off. Emilio Osoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Nuno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 52 minutes, Martin Caradaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Trifulca and the Yala players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to La Trifulca getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Martin Caradaro hit a great ball. Emilio Osoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Hernandez in the 53rd minute of the match. Saverio Hernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Eriberto Ekaitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Martin Caradaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La Trifulca had won after a very even match.