League Play-Off

Nonogasta
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. Evaristo Fidencio started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Elena getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Clodoveo Quilino hit a great ball. Arnulfo Ticho's shot from long distance in the 4th minute was not bad at all, but Elena's Jesus Guipuzkoa knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Jesus Guipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Eneto in the 7th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Elena's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Eneto came free, but Jesus Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Nonogasta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Bartuelo to maneuver through the defense. Clodoveo Quilino hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Elena's Jesus Guipuzkoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Eneto in the 19th minute of play. Jesus Guipuzkoa made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Jaime Rudolfo sent off a good shot on target. Rene Aurre kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Jaime Rudolfo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jesus Guipuzkoa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Jaime Rudolfo in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jesus Guipuzkoa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aureliano Eneto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Jesus Guipuzkoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Aureliano Eneto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Aureliano Eneto made the kick off in the second half. Luisito Esdras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Betadur having to interfere. Evaristo Fidencio was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 56th minute. Elena's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Evaristo Fidencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jesus Guipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Rudolfo in the 60th minute of play. Jesus Guipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Bartuelo in the 64th minute of the match. Vicente Bartuelo was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Vicente Bartuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Jaime Rudolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Jesus Guipuzkoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Aureliano Martinez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72 played minutes Elena got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Peyo. In the 78th minute, Aureliano Eneto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nonogasta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Nonogasta's Bonifacio Isusko got a free kick in the 80th minute. Evaristo Fidencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luisito Esdras got free with Leandro Betadur in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elena's Luisito Esdras got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leandro Betadur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luisito Esdras in the 95th minute. When Aureliano Eneto fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nonogasta's protests and gave Aureliano Eneto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Nonogasta's Aureliano Eneto got a free kick in the 96th minute. With a little luck, Nonogasta's Leandro Betadur got control of the ball when Luisito Esdras tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nonogasta had won after a very even match.