League Play-Off

ElVerona
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jimeno Medina started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Kjell Persson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alpargatas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Punteros the free kick. In the 4th minute, Leonard Ponzio made a precise shot to the right of Lucian Mitrofan. Alpargatas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lucian Mitrofan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Pere, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. If Jimeno Medina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, Alpargatas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hilario Montae came free, but Lucian Mitrofan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Los Punteros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Pacorro to maneuver through the defense. Los Punteros's Jesus Tipi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Cordeara in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Alpargatas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Pere came free, but Lucian Mitrofan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Los Punteros got a freekick which was hit by Victorino Ondino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Medina in the 22nd minute of play forced Alpargatas FC's goalkeeper Lucian Mitrofan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes, Maximino Gipuzkoa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alpargatas FC and the Los Punteros players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Alpargatas FC got a freekick which was hit by Maximino Gipuzkoa. The audience was convinced that Jimeno Medina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucian Mitrofan was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Lucian Mitrofan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilario Montae in the 31st minute of the match. If Oscar Gagriel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alpargatas FC's Lucian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Pere in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Los Punteros booed when Alpargatas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Schaars didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Los Punteros's Jimeno Medina in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpargatas FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st match minute, Los Punteros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Theobald to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Los Punteros's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Gagriel came free, but Jesus Tipi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oscar Gagriel to make the kick off. Lucian Mitrofan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Pere in the 57th minute of the match. Jimeno Medina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Lucian Mitrofan made a huge save. Augusto Cordeara hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Lucian Mitrofan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilario Montae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Hilario Montae took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Lucian Mitrofan to make any attempt to save it. When Augusto Cordeara fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alpargatas FC's protests and gave Augusto Cordeara a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Los Punteros booed when Alpargatas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Cordeara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alpargatas FC made a substitution. Mihai Ipate replaced Edgard Schaars. In the 70th match minute, Alpargatas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Cordeara to maneuver through the defense. Jimeno Medina's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lucian Mitrofan firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 76 minutes of play, Alpargatas FC's Augusto Cordeara made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesus Tipi was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Lucian Mitrofan managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Los Punteros's Jimeno Medina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the last second Lucian Mitrofan throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jimeno Medina in the 80thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Los Punteros's Jesus Tipi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeo Duarte in the 85th minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Romeo Bortzaioriz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Jesus Tipi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Los Punteros's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.