League Play-Off

EL PRAU DE PEPÍN
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adhemar Batista got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Fabio Olmos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agapito Zabalo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Agapito Zabalo was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Adhemar Batista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adhemar Batista really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. ODonnell Mad's Agapito Zabalo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save ODonnell Mad from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in ODonnell Mad's zone, Xavier Prats stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Agapito Zabalo came out of the goal and Xavier Prats tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Agapito Zabalo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Adhemar Batista put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Agapito Zabalo. Agapito Zabalo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adhemar Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Agapito Zabalo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ODonnell Mad's Agapito Zabalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Prats in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Adhemar Batista notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of ODonnell Mad's Agapito Zabalo. Agapito Zabalo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bertin Osborne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bela Guerrero in the 39th minute of the match. Ascencio Ortiz hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bela Guerrero was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Nando Diniz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agapito Zabalo was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 56 minutes into the match, Javier Aranzubia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agapito Zabalo. ODonnell Mad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Javier Aranzubia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 64th minute, Firmo Fresnos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KALANDRAKAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. ODonnell Mad's Agapito Zabalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando Diniz in the 67th minute of play. With his leg Bertin Osborne managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when ODonnell Mad's Ascencio Ortiz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ascencio Ortiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Bertin Osborne made a huge save. Agapito Zabalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Diniz in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Xavier Prats cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Agapito Zabalo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st match minute, ODonnell Mad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Fresnos to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, KALANDRAKAS's Javier Aranzubia tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 84thth minute of the game Adhemar Batista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ODonnell Mad's Agapito Zabalo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 86 minutes into the game, Adhemar Batista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Agapito Zabalo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 88th minute, Ascencio Ortiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agapito Zabalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adhemar Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Fabio Olmos hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Bela Guerrero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bertin Osborne having to interfere. There was no doubt that KALANDRAKAS were the better team. KALANDRAKAS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.