League Play-Off

Carrizal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Carrizal's Prudencio Rio 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. Octavio Santxol charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octavio Santxol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Prudencio Rio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Roque Firman came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Carrizal 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 Roque Firman couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Herrera FC's goalkeeper Saturnino Chorche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Efrain Hitzeder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Simon Urtun fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carrizal's protests and gave Simon Urtun a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th match minute, Carrizal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Urtun to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Abeita in the 18th minute of play forced Carrizal's goalkeeper Generoso Rayman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carrizal's Generoso Rayman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Abeita in the 26th minute of play. If Isidro Abeita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herrera FC's Efrain Hitzeder got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Efrain Hitzeder struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Generoso Rayman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Herrera FC. 39 minutes into the game, Herrera FC's Isidro Abeita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Generoso Rayman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.

The wind increased when Isidro Abeita made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Carrizal's Damian Jacob got a free kick in the 51st minute. Isidro Abeita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Generoso Rayman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Efrain Hitzeder 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. Efrain Hitzeder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Generoso Rayman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. If Isidro Abeita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carrizal's Prudencio Rio got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prudencio Rio in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saturnino Chorche saved Herrera FC from getting behind. Prudencio Rio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Saturnino Chorche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herrera FC's Saturnino Chorche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Rio in the 74th minute of play. Saturnino Chorche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Firman, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Prudencio Rio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carrizal's supporters rose to their feet, but Prudencio Rio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saturnino Chorche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Efrain Hitzeder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Generoso Rayman having to interfere. Isidro Abeita was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 82nd minute. Herrera FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Prudencio Rio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 minutes of play, Herrera FC's Efrain Hitzeder made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Generoso Rayman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Isidro Abeita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Generoso Rayman having to interfere.