League Play-Off

Ñorquinco
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Zenit Club's Narciso Palos 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. After 5 minutes, Angelo Joachim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zenit Club and the Los Cachorros de Ted players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zenit Club's Dante Intxixu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo George in the 6th minute of play. When Marciano Lizbeth fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zenit Club's protests and gave Marciano Lizbeth a yellow card for diving instead. Marciano Lizbeth kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zenit Club's zone, Ivan Quinton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Intxixu came out of the goal and Ivan Quinton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Bernardo George's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Intxixu was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Marciano Lizbeth got his second yellow card in the match during the 13th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 14 minutes into the match, Los Cachorros de Ted's Federico Jaen broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Ivan Quinton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardo George received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Dante Intxixu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Quinton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Ivan Quinton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Bernardo George managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Cachorros de Ted's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo George was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Intxixu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the match, Zenit Club's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo George came free, but Dante Intxixu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Hipolito Otoniel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zenit Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hipolito Otoniel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Angelo Joachim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardo George in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Intxixu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo George to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Ivan Quinton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dante Intxixu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bernardo George was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 58th minute. Los Cachorros de Ted's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Nemesio Oriol fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Cachorros de Ted's protests and gave Nemesio Oriol a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes Los Cachorros de Ted got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Oriol. After 72 played minutes Los Cachorros de Ted got a freekick which was hit by Federico Jaen. In the 74th minute, Hipolito Otoniel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 76th minute, Ivan Quinton fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dante Intxixu, passed just outside the right post. A hard shot 78 in the game by Nemesio Oriol from a close distance when the talented Dante Intxixu managed to make a qualified save. Zenit Club's players were relieved. 81 minutes into the match, Zenit Club's goalkeeper Dante Intxixu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Quinton. Hipolito Otoniel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Uriel Taurino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Intxixu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Quinton in the 87th minute. During the 88th minute of the match Angelo Joachim completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Angelo Joachim a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 89 played minutes Zenit Club got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Joachim. Bernardo George received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Dante Intxixu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Los Cachorros de Ted left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zenit Club.