League Play-Off

Dont Tread on Me
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gaston Pio kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Gaston Pio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Libertarios FC 0ESTADO's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaston Pio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Malota AFC's Armando Santos got control of the ball when Roque Garikoitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roque Garikoitz scored 2-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jesus Afonso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Armando Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Guillermo Suero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Malota AFC and the Libertarios FC 0ESTADO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Malota AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Suero to maneuver through the defense. Jesus Afonso might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jesus Afonso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute Jesus Afonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Pio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moises Mincho hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Libertarios FC 0ESTADO's Cosme Mikelats tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Jesus Afonso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Armando Santos came out and tried to block the shot, but Jesus Afonso slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 36th minute. Roque Garikoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Armando Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maximino Beltza was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Malota AFC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Guillermo Suero hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Jesus Afonso put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Santos. In the 59th minute, Jesus Afonso made a precise shot to the right of Armando Santos. Malota AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Mauricio Sidro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Armando Santos. Malota AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Libertarios FC 0ESTADO's Gaston Pio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armando Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Pio in the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Denis Bertran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Libertarios FC 0ESTADO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Bertran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roque Garikoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Santos having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Gaston Pio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Ernesto Esquipula took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Tebaldo. Roman Tebaldo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Roque Garikoitz took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Santos. Armando Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Libertarios FC 0ESTADO fully deserved thier win.