League Play-Off

Blas Bocha Diagur
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Lumat's Epifanio Birjaio 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. In the 4th minute, Silverio Cuarto 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 5th match minute, Lumat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Christobal to maneuver through the defense. AGB Escuela de Futbol's Amador Ishmael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Birjaio in the 7th minute of play. Reynaldo Chuse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Sixto Etxepare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nemesio Clodio during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lumat's Nemesio Clodio got a free kick in the 11th minute. Reynaldo Chuse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Sixto Etxepare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silverio Cuarto had several of the Lumat's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 16 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Sixto Etxepare as he didn't even see the shot coming. Hernan Pereyra took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sixto Etxepare. Sixto Etxepare dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 22nd minute of the match Antonio Christobal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amador Ishmael skillfully saved the ball. If Silverio Cuarto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Silverio Cuarto managed to get in a good position for a shot. AGB Escuela de Futbol's supporters rose to their feet, but Silverio Cuarto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sixto Etxepare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nemesio Clodio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amador Ishmael having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Silverio Cuarto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sixto Etxepare was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 39th minute, Edgardo Xabat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, AGB Escuela de Futbol's Edgardo Maura tried to score from far away in the 39th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Ermegildo Veto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Jacinto Roland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lumat fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silverio Cuarto to make the kick off. If Nemesio Clodio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hernan Pereyra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th 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 Silverio Cuarto in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sixto Etxepare prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Lumat defense, Silverio Cuarto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sixto Etxepare. The Lumat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sixto Etxepare should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, AGB Escuela de Futbol's Amador Ishmael got control of the ball when Gerardo Diagur tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Silverio Cuarto managed to get in a good position for a shot. AGB Escuela de Futbol's supporters rose to their feet, but Silverio Cuarto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sixto Etxepare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amador Ishmael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Xabat, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Edgardo Xabat ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amador Ishmael was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. After a defensive mix-up in Lumat's zone, Silverio Cuarto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sixto Etxepare came out of the goal and Silverio Cuarto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Silverio Cuarto came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the AGB Escuela de Futbol fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Silverio Cuarto couldn't finish the play. Reynaldo Chuse struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Sixto Etxepare didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AGB Escuela de Futbol. Nemesio Clodio hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. AGB Escuela de Futbol fully deserved thier win.