League Play-Off

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Higinio Navarro made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Fabricio Theobald had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Urbasa. Futbolarte's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabricio Theobald was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 7 minutes, Moises Chorache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Futbolarte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Chorache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute Higinio Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Urbasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Futbolarte booed when Nacate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Bibiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Bertin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Futbolarte's Simon Pes got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Futbolarte getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Moises Chorache hit a great ball. If Simon Pes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moises Chorache stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zacarias Fliz hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Futbolarte's Moises Chorache got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sergio Cambranes charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergio Cambranes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Futbolarte's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Armando Jakes in the 57th minute. Cristian Urbasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabricio Theobald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Chorache in the 65th minute of play forced Nacate's goalkeeper Ubaldo Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Nacate's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Chorache came free, but Ubaldo Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Futbolarte's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Orlando Madeo scored to the left of an out of position Cristian Urbasa, making the score, 0-2. In the 77th match minute, Futbolarte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rosendo Isaio to maneuver through the defense. When Higinio Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Nacate 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 Higinio Navarro couldn't finish the play. Ubaldo Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Urbasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Navarro in the 87th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rosendo Isaio during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Rosendo Isaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Urbasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Navarro in the 89th minute of play. After 93 minutes, Gaston Telesforo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Futbolarte and the Nacate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nacate's Ubaldo Franco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Pes in the 96th minute of play. Nacate played a much better game than Futbolarte and deserved their victory. The Futbolarte players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.