League Play-Off

Friends Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cirilo Evis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Cirilo Evis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristobal Paulin. Me Duele El Higo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Evis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Danilo Leizarraga hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Romulo Mantzio's late challenge caught a BackAix's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romulo Mantzio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Me Duele El Higo's Romulo Mantzio got a free kick in the 14th minute. Pablo Gaspard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Mantzio in the 18th minute of play. Cirilo Evis in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cristobal Paulin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pablo Gaspard came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Me Duele El Higo's Romulo Mantzio. But to his dismay, Romulo Mantzio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Pablo Gaspard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Vistruario, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute, Hector Fonso fired a really elegant long shot, but Cristobal Paulin threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Cirilo Evis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Paulin having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Arnulfo Egoitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Gaspard. BackAix's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnulfo Egoitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Egoitz in the 39th minute of play forced BackAix's goalkeeper Pablo Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Me Duele El Higo's Jairo Jerrold got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aristides Viviano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Paulin having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cirilo Evis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristobal Paulin was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After having played for 47 minutes, Aristides Viviano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BackAix's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aristides Viviano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Vistruario to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Hermengildo Azubeli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristobal Paulin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 55th minute, Danilo Leizarraga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnulfo Egoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Pablo Gaspard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romulo Mantzio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Pablo Gaspard made a huge save. In the 61st minute, Hermengildo Azubeli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Me Duele El Higo booed when BackAix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danilo Leizarraga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Danilo Leizarraga hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Romulo Mantzio hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Me Duele El Higo's Cristobal Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Evis in the 71st minute of play. Aristides Viviano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Paulin having to interfere. Danilo Leizarraga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guaberto Kimetz during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Me Duele El Higo getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Guaberto Kimetz hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Cirilo Evis sped through Me Duele El Higo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristobal Paulin. 92 minutes into the match, BackAix's goalkeeper Pablo Gaspard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romulo Mantzio. Pablo Gaspard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Santikurtz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, BackAix's Javier Paublo got a free kick in the 94th minute. Me Duele El Higo's Jairo Jerrold shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 95th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Pablo Gaspard but with some difficulty. After 95 played minutes BackAix got a freekick which was hit by Severiano Licerio. BackAix's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.