League Play-Off

Estadio Mar De Crist
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rexino Fabelo started the match with the kick off. If Breixo Mas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rexino Fabelo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Mar De Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Mahoma Lara came free, but Ted Zafrilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mar De Cristal's Ted Zafrilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breixo Mas in the 12th minute of play. Mahoma Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Mahoma Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ted Zafrilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Anibal Unzueta's late challenge caught a Mar De Cristal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anibal Unzueta helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes Chera AFC got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Unzueta. Breixo Mas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ted Zafrilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Mar De Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Breixo Mas came free, but Ted Zafrilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Nono Coello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mar De Cristal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ted Zafrilla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Breixo Mas's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Ted Zafrilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mahoma Lara in the 38th minute of play. If Mahoma Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ted Zafrilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Breixo Mas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahoma Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Breixo Mas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ted Zafrilla having to make a save. Ted Zafrilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mahoma Lara in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mahoma Lara was the one to do the kick off. Mahoma Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mar De Cristal's Gerard De Silva got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Breixo Mas struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Ted Zafrilla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chera AFC. In the 57th minute, Breixo Mas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ted Zafrilla, passed just outside the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as Mahoma Lara kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ted Zafrilla. That made the score 1-2 in the 57 minute of play. Vito Caballero charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vito Caballero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, Chera AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Caballero to maneuver through the defense. If Mahoma Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, Chera AFC's Breixo Mas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ted Zafrilla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Chera AFC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mahoma Lara hit a great ball. Mahoma Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Mar De Cristal's Ted Zafrilla got control of the ball when Breixo Mas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mahoma Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ted Zafrilla having to interfere. When Breixo Mas came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Chera AFC 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 Breixo Mas couldn't finish the play. In the 81st minute Mahoma Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Zafrilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mar De Cristal getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Lastur Herrera hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Rexino Fabelo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mar De Cristal's supporters rose to their feet, but Rexino Fabelo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Unax Lermo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Breixo Mas in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ted Zafrilla, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mahoma Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Mar De Cristal fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Chera AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.