League Play-Off

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Victorino Urbasa got the match started through his kick off. Isaias Rico charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaias Rico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Velez Capo got a freekick which was hit by Isaias Rico. Leopoldo Rioja took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emirhan Canel. Velez Capo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Gilberto Lehen heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 13 minutes into the game, Gavino Firme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Miami Mobsters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Velez Capo the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Miami Mobsters's zone, Patryk Kochanowicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeo Maura came out of the goal and Patryk Kochanowicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Miami Mobsters booed when Velez Capo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Iraitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victorino Urbasa in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emirhan Canel saved Velez Capo from getting behind. In the 22nd minute, Gabriel Ioritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Miami Mobsters getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Enrique Oroitz hit a great ball. Gaston Iraitz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Amadeo Maura skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Victorino Urbasa struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Emirhan Canel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Miami Mobsters. Patryk Kochanowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Maura having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Patryk Kochanowicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeo Maura was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 38th match minute, Velez Capo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Goizeder to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Gonzo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Velez Capo's Emirhan Canel. Emirhan Canel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ambrosio Orlanda hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Patryk Kochanowicz made a kick off. Miami Mobsters's Victorino Urbasa got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaston Iraitz struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Amadeo Maura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Velez Capo. 56 minutes into the match, Miami Mobsters's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Iraitz came free, but Amadeo Maura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amadeo Maura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Iraitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Eleuterio Gonzo's late challenge caught a Velez Capo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eleuterio Gonzo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Miami Mobsters's Eleuterio Gonzo got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Gaston Iraitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Velez Capo getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Faustino Dominix hit a great ball. In the 80th minute Patryk Kochanowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Maura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Victorino Urbasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emirhan Canel was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Victorino Urbasa took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Emirhan Canel to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Velez Capo getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Patryk Kochanowicz hit a great ball. Patryk Kochanowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Amadeo Maura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Miami Mobsters supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Miami Mobsters would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.