League Play-Off

Estadio Charrillos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Angel Cordaryal started the match with the kick off. German Maore struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Ismael Shantala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Robles FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Angel Cordaryal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Robles FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Angel Cordaryal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Shantala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that German Maore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Shantala was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. If Javier Llope had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robles FC's German Maore got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnulfo Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Ismael Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Cordaryal in the 15th minute of the match. Ismael Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of German Maore's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Filiberto Kemen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ismael Lixandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Lixandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Kemen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Lixandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Kemen, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After having played for 30 minutes, Nestor Mederi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charrillos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nestor Mederi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charrillos's Ismael Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Cordaryal in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 34 minutes, Javier Llope managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charrillos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Javier Llope was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Javier Llope sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Angel Cordaryal came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Robles FC 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 Angel Cordaryal couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Filiberto Kemen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Lixandro was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filiberto Kemen was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Javier Llope shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cipriano Inko fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Charrillos's protests and gave Cipriano Inko a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Charrillos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 54 minutes, Robles FC's Armando Bizi got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ismael Shantala. After a rather tough play, Charrillos's Cipriano Inko got a free kick in the 60th minute. Angel Cordaryal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Shantala having to interfere. In the 63rd minute of the match Blas Matteo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ismael Shantala skillfully saved the ball. In the 65th minute, Robles FC's Angel Cordaryal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ismael Shantala. Ismael Shantala yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. In the 67th match minute, Robles FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Oliveiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, Robles FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Jokin to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Isias was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If German Maore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Cordaryal in the 81st minute of play forced Charrillos's goalkeeper Ismael Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Robles FC's zone, Javier Llope stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ismael Lixandro came out of the goal and Javier Llope tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 86 minutes into the game, Filiberto Kemen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ismael Lixandro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 95 minutes into the match, Robles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Llope came free, but Ismael Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismael Lixandro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filiberto Kemen's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. In the 98th match minute, Robles FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Vincente to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Robles FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.