League Play-Off

Minneapolis center
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when César Bergada took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minnesota de Bastos's goalkeeper Gaizka Ramirez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 9 minutes, Igor Lillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Zarza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Lillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. César Bergada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Yosua Jurado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Minnesota de Bastos's Quinito Armada got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. César Bergada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Yosua Jurado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quinito Armada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Quinito Armada managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minnesota de Bastos's supporters rose to their feet, but Quinito Armada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yosua Jurado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. César Bergada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yosua Jurado made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Quinito Armada sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Yosua Jurado managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Minnesota de Bastos's Quinito Armada fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Minnesota de Bastos's Quinito Armada got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaizka Ramirez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baldomero Ballesteros went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Yosua Jurado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quinito Armada in the 53rd minute of the match. After having played for 56 minutes, Quico Cacheres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Zarza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Quico Cacheres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Quico Cacheres came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the La Zarza 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 Quico Cacheres couldn't finish the play. If Quico Cacheres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 63 minutes into the match, Minnesota de Bastos's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Ballesteros came free, but Gaizka Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Zarza's Yosua Jurado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quinito Armada in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to La Zarza getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Quico Cacheres hit a great ball. Quinito Armada struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Yosua Jurado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minnesota de Bastos. If César Bergada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Minnesota de Bastos fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Minnesota de Bastos's Quinito Armada looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. César Bergada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Yosua Jurado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baldomero Ballesteros struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Gaizka Ramirez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Zarza. Gaizka Ramirez was a little too slow when Igor Lillo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 1-2. Igor Lillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The La Zarza supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Zarza would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.