League Play-Off

Estadio Antaje
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Epifanio Sugar made the kick off which started today's match. Santos Valiente kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Bertol dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gaudencio Xabier, 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Elephant Cemetery's goalkeeper Gaudencio Xabier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicanor Menendo. 17 minutes into the match, Elephant Cemetery's goalkeeper Gaudencio Xabier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicanor Menendo. Justo Hibai kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arnoldo Bertol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gaudencio Xabier was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Arnoldo Bertol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Elephant Cemetery getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Tomás Unai hit a great ball. In the 40th minute Tomás Unai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Ruisko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Antaje's Gaudencio Xabier threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Justo Dalmu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gaudencio Xabier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Bertol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnoldo Bertol was the one to do the kick off. Gaudencio Xabier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Bertol in the 52nd minute of play. Gaudencio Xabier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicanor Menendo's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Gaudencio Xabier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Bertol in the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Arnoldo Bertol made a precise shot to the right of Gaudencio Xabier. Elephant Cemetery's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 70th minute, Eugenio Caradaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Caradaro in the 73rd minute of play forced Elephant Cemetery's goalkeeper Gaudencio Xabier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoldo Bertol scored 4-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gaudencio Xabier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Elephant Cemetery's goal looked a bit too open when Nicanor Menendo came free, but Gaudencio Xabier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by Epifanio Sugar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Epifanio Sugar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Ruisko having to interfere. Eugenio Caradaro hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. If Epifanio Sugar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Bertol in the 96th minute of play forced Elephant Cemetery's goalkeeper Gaudencio Xabier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Antaje support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.