League Play-Off

La Rosaleda Mecánica
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Selmo Santalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Lõugas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Elexalde FC's Selmo Santalla got control of the ball when Dennis Börnert tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Gaston Hats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gaston Hats could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Selmo Santalla made a huge save. Arne Lõugas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nastasio Bajo during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elexalde FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! In the 21st minute, Celio Abancens 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. 25 minutes into the match, Arne Lõugas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Selmo Santalla, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Celio Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selmo Santalla was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The supporters of La Rosa Mecánica booed when Elexalde FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Muelas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Celio Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selmo Santalla was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Cristofer Casillas charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristofer Casillas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Gaston Hats came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the La Rosa Mecánica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gaston Hats couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rogelio Roman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Arne Lõugas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Selmo Santalla was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Hats in the 58th minute of play forced Elexalde FC's goalkeeper Selmo Santalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arne Lõugas might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Selmo Santalla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arne Lõugas ran back to his position shaking his head. Celio Abancens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Selmo Santalla having to interfere. Elexalde FC's Selmo Santalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Lõugas in the 62nd minute of play. La Rosa Mecánica's Patricio Herrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristofer Casillas in the 63rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotero Radaban got free with Patricio Herrera in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gaston Hats sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot by Nastasio Bajo from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Patricio Herrera's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Patricio Herrera made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Sotero Radaban sent off a good shot on target. If Celio Abancens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Elexalde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celio Abancens came free, but Selmo Santalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arne Lõugas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Selmo Santalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Selmo Santalla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celio Abancens went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Gaston Hats blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Selmo Santalla having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Elexalde FC's Cristofer Casillas got a free kick in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the game, Ciceron Navarro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elexalde FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Rosa Mecánica the free kick. After 90 played minutes Elexalde FC got a freekick which was hit by Ciceron Navarro. When Celio Abancens came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the La Rosa Mecánica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Celio Abancens couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the La Rosa Mecánica players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.