League Play-Off

CR7 ARENA
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Corneliu Ştirbu started the match with the kick off. Corneliu Ştirbu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iturri Aristegui came out and tried to block the shot, but Corneliu Ştirbu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Corneliu Ştirbu might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iturri Aristegui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Corneliu Ştirbu ran back to his position shaking his head. Tiso Vellana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marques Vilas's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Corneliu Ştirbu might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iturri Aristegui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Corneliu Ştirbu ran back to his position shaking his head. Niguel Manzardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Iturri Aristegui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Corneliu Ştirbu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 39th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 40th minute, Yiyo Pedrosa 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Corneliu Ştirbu in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iturri Aristegui saved Manganeso from getting behind. In the 43rdth minute of the game Corneliu Ştirbu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manganeso's Iturri Aristegui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A well placed Corneliu Ştirbu short distance shot in the 46th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marques Vilas made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Corneliu Ştirbu managed to get in a good position for a shot. CR7 SPORT CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Corneliu Ştirbu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iturri Aristegui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yiyo Pedrosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iturri Aristegui having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Manganeso's goal looked a bit too open when Yiyo Pedrosa came free, but Iturri Aristegui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yiyo Pedrosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Iturri Aristegui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eugenio Tato's late challenge caught a CR7 SPORT CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eugenio Tato helped the player get up and apologised. 63 minutes into the game, one of Manganeso:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Iturri Aristegui didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Corneliu Ştirbu went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Corneliu Ştirbu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Iturri Aristegui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CR7 SPORT CLUB's Everardo Juarros was substituted for Lugo Merodo. 90 minutes into the match, Manganeso's goal looked a bit too open when Evis Bernat came free, but Iturri Aristegui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CR7 SPORT CLUB's Yiyo Pedrosa got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yiyo Pedrosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iturri Aristegui having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yiyo Pedrosa in the 98th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iturri Aristegui prevented the ball from getting in the gole.