League Play-Off

Orense
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Bertol got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Lynch booed when Orense AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Odon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uriel Ermano's late challenge caught a Orense AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uriel Ermano helped the player get up and apologised. Uriel Ermano hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Orense AFC's Raul Porfiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Gutierrez in the 9th minute of play. Raul Porfiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Gutierrez in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Vladimiro Orlanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Porfiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raul Porfiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Gutierrez in the 15th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Orense AFC's Jorge Bertol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Constantino Pierres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jorge Bertol was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Sixto Jaunzuria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constantino Pierres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Bertol in the 27th minute of play. Paulo Nardo's late challenge caught a Orense AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Nardo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Orense AFC booed when Lynch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Nardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reynaldo Mitxel charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo Mitxel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Reynaldo Mitxel kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lynch's zone, Jorge Bertol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Constantino Pierres came out of the goal and Jorge Bertol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Orense AFC booed when Lynch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urbano Avellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Sixto Jaunzuria managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orense AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixto Jaunzuria was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 41st minute, Sixto Jaunzuria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orense AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 46th minute, Jorge Bertol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Constantino Pierres. The goal made the score 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

If Efrain Gutierrez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th match minute, Orense AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Odon to maneuver through the defense. Vladimiro Orlanda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Raul Porfiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Bertol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Orense AFC's Raul Porfiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Gutierrez in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimiro Orlanda got free with Raul Porfiro in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Lynch booed when Orense AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Odon didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Orense AFC's Raul Porfiro got control of the ball when Vladimiro Orlanda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Prudencio Gaskon hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see Orense AFC's Ricardo Vigil in action when he in the 86th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After a defensive mix-up in Lynch's zone, Jorge Bertol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Constantino Pierres came out of the goal and Jorge Bertol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Orense AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.