League Play-Off

Navalpino Estadio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tobiasr Ucero got the match started through his kick off. Marza's Alvaro Sierra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Marza from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marza's goalkeeper Alvaro Sierra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Mala got free with Alvaro Sierra in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Mala's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Sierra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Tobiasr Ucero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Alvaro Sierra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franco Prats scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejo Castro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Mala got free with Alvaro Sierra in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franco Prats sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atauri Benito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Generoso Armada charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Generoso Armada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Tobiasr Ucero fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Navalpino's protests and gave Tobiasr Ucero a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Navalpino got a freekick which was hit by Tobiasr Ucero. Alejo Castro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Atauri Benito's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Carmelo Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Marza getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Generoso Armada hit a great ball. The supporters of Marza booed when Navalpino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobiasr Ucero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejo Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atauri Benito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Prats made a kick off. Alvaro Sierra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Mala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Marza's Atauri Benito ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alejo Castro. Alejo Castro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Marza's Alvaro Sierra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobiasr Ucero in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Marza's goalkeeper Alvaro Sierra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Franco Prats's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejo Castro was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atauri Benito got free with Alejo Castro in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marza's Alvaro Sierra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobiasr Ucero in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Anxelu Bacete hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Marza getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Juan-Francisco Morado hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Navalpino's Galeno Perez tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Bernat Feliu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Sierra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Mala in the 82nd minute of the match. After 82 minutes, Atauri Benito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marza and the Navalpino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 82 played minutes Marza got a freekick which was hit by Atauri Benito. Franco Prats struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Alejo Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marza. After some careless play in the Navalpino defense, Atauri Benito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejo Castro. The Navalpino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejo Castro should have stopped the shot. Atauri Benito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejo Castro having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tobiasr Ucero in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alvaro Sierra saved Marza from getting behind. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Marza eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.