League Play-Off

Gral. A. Hunterwolf
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leo Eriz took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leo Eriz came free, but Lino Maldonado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Enzo Ekain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dog Soldiers F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Ekain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bojkan Kadivec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Leo Eriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Maldonado was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Damian Bitxintxo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dog Soldiers F.C. were furious when Damian Bitxintxo was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Damian Bitxintxo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Sebastian Gaizkine blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bojkan Kadivec having to make a save. The supporters of Dog Soldiers F.C. booed when Deportivo Fiorella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelino Ekhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leo Eriz came free, but Lino Maldonado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lino Maldonado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Eriz, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Enzo Ekain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Bojkan Kadivec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Leo Eriz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Maldonado was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Ermegildo Manny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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 Enzo Ekain to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Deportivo Fiorella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelino Ekhi to maneuver through the defense. Leo Eriz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Lino Maldonado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Leo Eriz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Fiorella fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Leo Eriz took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lino Maldonado. Lino Maldonado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Lino Maldonado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Manny in the 66th minute of play. Leo Eriz in the 76thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lino Maldonado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Leo Eriz sped through Dog Soldiers F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lino Maldonado. Enzo Ekain kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the game, Leo Eriz lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Lino Maldonado. Leandro Cordearo kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. When the match was over Deportivo Fiorella could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dog Soldiers F.C. throughout the match.