League Play-Off

La Copa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eron Justo took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Baldemer Viqueira fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Copa's protests and gave Baldemer Viqueira a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 4 minutes, Eron Justo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iñarbil AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eron Justo 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 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Copa's goalkeeper Santiago Iniesta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iñarbil AFC's Cugat Leon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neron Zurica in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eron Justo in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Iniesta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Eron Justo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Iñarbil AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 33 minutes into the match, Iñarbil AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Neron Zurica came free, but Cugat Leon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Iñarbil AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Olmos to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Iñarbil AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eutropio Ortiz was slow to take the kick. During this time La Copa's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Eutropio Ortiz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Iñarbil AFC's Cugat Leon did a great save. A collision led to La Copa getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Neron Zurica hit a great ball. Firman Castelao took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cugat Leon. Cugat Leon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1.

The wind increased when Neron Zurica made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes in the game, Firman Castelao dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Cugat Leon came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by La Copa's Neron Zurica. But to his dismay, Neron Zurica quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Neron Zurica recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Firman Castelao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Firman Castelao managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Copa's supporters rose to their feet, but Firman Castelao was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cugat Leon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Copa's goalkeeper Santiago Iniesta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Neron Zurica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, Iñarbil AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Neron Zurica came free, but Cugat Leon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Copa's Santiago Iniesta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eron Justo in the 86th minute of play. After having played for 87 minutes, Neron Zurica managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Copa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neron Zurica was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neron Zurica recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Firman Castelao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iñarbil AFC's Cugat Leon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldemer Viqueira in the 93rd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. La Copa had played much better football throughout.