League Play-Off

Arraga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arnaldo Herensuge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Raimundo Tano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Gabriel Matia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 9 minutes, Matias Cerilo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brújula FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matias Cerilo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arnaldo Cilio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Gurutz in the 10th minute of play. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Baltasar Mede with Antonio Loi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 22 played minutes Brújula FC got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Faro. Arnaldo Cilio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Lalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Cilio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Lalla in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Brújula FC's Donato Telmo got a free kick in the 26th minute. Arnaldo Cilio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Guzman, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Fabian Lalla fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EmpeñadoFC's protests and gave Fabian Lalla a yellow card for diving instead. Fabian Lalla hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Arnaldo Herensuge didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 32nd minute. Brújula FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Brújula FC's Arnaldo Cilio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Gurutz in the 35th minute of play. Baltasar Mede charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Mede the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th match minute, EmpeñadoFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Mede to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Arnaldo Herensuge managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brújula FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Herensuge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimundo Tano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lalla in the 43rd minute of play forced Brújula FC's goalkeeper Arnaldo Cilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of EmpeñadoFC booed when Brújula FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartolo Frederico didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Brújula FC's zone, Fabian Lalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnaldo Cilio came out of the goal and Fabian Lalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Herensuge was the one to do the kick off. 61 minutes into the game, Bartolo Frederico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brújula FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave EmpeñadoFC the free kick. The supporters of EmpeñadoFC booed when Brújula FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartolo Frederico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baltasar Mede made in the 75th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Antonio Loi however managed to control. Arnaldo Cilio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Lalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Brújula FC booed when EmpeñadoFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Mede didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnaldo Herensuge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, EmpeñadoFC's Fabian Lalla dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. After 85 minutes of play EmpeñadoFC's Baltasar Mede was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, EmpeñadoFC's Baltasar Mede got a free kick in the 86th minute. Raimundo Tano came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Brújula FC's Arnaldo Herensuge. But to his dismay, Arnaldo Herensuge quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Arnaldo Cilio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermengildo Eudoxio's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Despite being the better team, EmpeñadoFC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.