League Play-Off

Gran Rafael Jesús
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sir Alex Gang's Ceferino Bastia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Florentino Matxin fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAX POWER Mato Champ's protests and gave Florentino Matxin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MAX POWER Mato Champ getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Florentino Matxin hit a great ball. Alberto Eutropio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Edelmiro Bermudez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Eutropio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edelmiro Bermudez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Grabiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Jeronimo Musko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sir Alex Gang's Ceferino Bastia in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAX POWER Mato Champ's goalie prevented a goal. If German Estevez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herminio Bonadona's late challenge caught a Sir Alex Gang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Herminio Bonadona helped the player get up and apologised. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MAX POWER Mato Champ! Nicanor Diegotxe shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. A collision led to Sir Alex Gang getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Emanuel Vachon hit a great ball. Edelmiro Bermudez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Eutropio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Grabiel in the 29th minute of play forced Sir Alex Gang's goalkeeper Edelmiro Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ceferino Bastia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind MAX POWER Mato Champ's goalkeeper Danilo Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Bastia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Marques was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. German Estevez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Marques having to interfere. German Estevez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Marques having to interfere. Danilo Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Bastia, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Edelmiro Bermudez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Grabiel in the 48th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto Eutropio to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Eutropio in the 53rd minute of play forced Sir Alex Gang's goalkeeper Edelmiro Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Astor Grabiel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicanor Diegotxe, 55 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 61st match minute, Sir Alex Gang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Diegotxe to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to MAX POWER Mato Champ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Florentino Matxin hit a great ball. Edelmiro Bermudez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Pacorro in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Emanuel Vachon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximino Pacorro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Edelmiro Bermudez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the game, Jeronimo Musko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Edelmiro Bermudez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ceferino Bastia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Danilo Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Danilo Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Grabiel's late challenge caught a Sir Alex Gang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Astor Grabiel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MAX POWER Mato Champ's Astor Grabiel got a free kick in the 93rd minute. With his leg Danilo Marques managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Sir Alex Gang's Ceferino Bastia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. MAX POWER Mato Champ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.