League Play-Off

Ezequiel Molinatti
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Marciano Gagriel started the match with the kick off. Arnaldo Ieltxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pascual Nardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marciano Gagriel's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Genaro Sidoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11thth minute of the game Arnaldo Ieltxu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ricardo F.C's Feliciano Lopes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Arnaldo Ieltxu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ricardo F.C's Feliciano Lopes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Genaro Sidoro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Pascual Nardo made a huge save. Pascual Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Gagriel in the 14th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Generoso Indartsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascual Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes, Arnaldo Ieltxu made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ricardo F.C's Feliciano Lopes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pascual Nardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genaro Sidoro in the 24th minute. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Arnaldo Ieltxu put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Feliciano Lopes. A collision led to Ricardo F.C getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Benedicto Valente hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the game, Genaro Sidoro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pascual Nardo. Genaro Sidoro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Ricardo F.C's Feliciano Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Ieltxu in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match, Genaro Sidoro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pascual Nardo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Valle del Dragón F.C.'s Froilan Endira suffered a sore foot after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 45 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Isauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ricardo F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valle del Dragón F.C. the free kick. Valle del Dragón F.C.'s Gualterio Franco was substituted for Froilan Endira. In the 47th match minute, Ricardo F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Isauro to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Ieltxu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliciano Lopes was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. The Ricardo F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Valle del Dragón F.C. were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnaldo Ieltxu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pablo Crispo hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Ricardo F.C's Gustavo Brion broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Pascual Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Gagriel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genaro Sidoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Pascual Nardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pascual Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genaro Sidoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Ieltxu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Feliciano Lopes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marciano Gagriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evelio Hug's late challenge caught a Ricardo F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evelio Hug helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Valle del Dragón F.C. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Evelio Hug hit a great ball. Ricardo F.C's Feliciano Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Ieltxu in the 79th minute of play. Arnaldo Ieltxu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Feliciano Lopes made a huge save. Marciano Gagriel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pascual Nardo having to make a save. With his leg Feliciano Lopes managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Valle del Dragón F.C.'s Arnaldo Ieltxu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ermegildo Cucao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Feliciano Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ermegildo Cucao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Feliciano Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Evelio Hug had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Valle del Dragón F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.