League Play-Off

Parque Rojiscuro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fazlı Benli started the match with the kick off. If Alexandre Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 6 minutes on the clock, Pabla Ludeña commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Pabla Ludeña kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Giles Burton took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erik Souza. Sportivo Barrio Obrero's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 12th minute, Alexandre Pereira made a precise shot to the right of Erik Souza. Sportivo Barrio Obrero's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 14 minutes of play, Blue Lock's Fazlı Benli made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erik Souza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erik Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andréas Gunnarsson in the 18th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sportivo Barrio Obrero's zone, Fazlı Benli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Souza came out of the goal and Fazlı Benli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Andréas Gunnarsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erik Souza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Erik Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Izquierdo in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, Blue Lock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Pereira to maneuver through the defense. Fortunato Navaridas charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fortunato Navaridas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 played minutes Sportivo Barrio Obrero got a freekick which was hit by Fortunato Navaridas. If Fazlı Benli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute, Manolo Iravedra 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. Andréas Gunnarsson took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erik Souza. Erik Souza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Fazlı Benli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erik Souza having to make a save.

The wind increased when Milian Iribarne made the kick off in the second half. Andréas Gunnarsson struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Erik Souza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blue Lock. 55 minutes into the match, Fazlı Benli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Erik Souza, 0-5. 59 minutes into the match, Sportivo Barrio Obrero's goal looked a bit too open when Fazlı Benli came free, but Erik Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Sportivo Barrio Obrero getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fortunato Navaridas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolo Iravedra in the 65th minute of play forced Sportivo Barrio Obrero's goalkeeper Erik Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sportivo Barrio Obrero getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jaunti Hurtado hit a great ball. Erik Souza was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexandre Pereira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 70 minute of play. The Blue Lock fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Blue Lock's Andréas Gunnarsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 77 played minutes Blue Lock got a freekick which was hit by Javier Izquierdo. Erik Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fazlı Benli in the 79th minute. With a little luck, Sportivo Barrio Obrero's Erik Souza got control of the ball when Andréas Gunnarsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Andréas Gunnarsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Erik Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andréas Gunnarsson's late challenge caught a Sportivo Barrio Obrero's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andréas Gunnarsson helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sportivo Barrio Obrero booed when Blue Lock was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andréas Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Erik Souza managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Blue Lock's Fazlı Benli fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lars Widdepenninck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milian Iribarne in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of Blue Lock booed when Sportivo Barrio Obrero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Montel Mañe didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fazlı Benli got free with Erik Souza in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Blue Lock's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.