League Play-Off

Estadio Villalonga
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Enzo Ekain started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Napier came free, but Guillermo Hermelando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Delmar Turi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dog Soldiers F.C. the free kick. In the 7th match minute, CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Turi to maneuver through the defense. Delmar Turi hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enzo Ekain in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guillermo Hermelando prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 12 played minutes Dog Soldiers F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Orkatz. Guillermo Hermelando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Ekain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejo Inge's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lino Maldonado firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 20th minute, Sebastian Gaizkine 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. Robustiano Txilar hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After 23 minutes of play, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s Enzo Ekain made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guillermo Hermelando was left in no man's land by his defense there! CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE's Ivan Gorbea got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Cordearo during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s Leandro Cordearo got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Lino Maldonado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robustiano Txilar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Gorbea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Inge came free, but Lino Maldonado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejo Inge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Maldonado having to interfere. Leopoldo Napier's late challenge caught a CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Napier helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th match minute, Dog Soldiers F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Napier to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Gorbea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Maldonado having to interfere. Guillermo Hermelando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Gaizkine in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Gaizkine in the 66th minute of play forced CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE's goalkeeper Guillermo Hermelando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillermo Hermelando made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Enzo Ekain sent off a good shot on target. Lino Maldonado came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by CLUB ATLÉTICO NARE's Ivan Gorbea. But to his dismay, Ivan Gorbea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Lino Maldonado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Gorbea went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Enzo Ekain received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Guillermo Hermelando came out and tried to block the shot, but Enzo Ekain slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 87th minute. Lino Maldonado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Inge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.