League Play-Off

Tino Angles
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. Maximiliano Donostia started the match with the kick off. After having played for 2 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. Jorge Bertol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Florencio Haritz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Porfiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aristides Kemen in the 7th minute. Florencio Haritz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Jaunzuria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Porfiro was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Timoteo Segio. Jorge Bertol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Igor Iratxo charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Iratxo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paolo Valente hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Raul Porfiro came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Casino's Aristides Kemen. But to his dismay, Aristides Kemen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 34th minute Sixto Jaunzuria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florencio Haritz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximiliano Donostia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 42 minutes into the match, Orense AFC's Jorge Bertol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Florencio Haritz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maximiliano Donostia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Porfiro having to interfere. 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.

Sixto Jaunzuria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61stth minute of the game Aristides Kemen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orense AFC's Raul Porfiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rd minute of the match Marcos Maria sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Florencio Haritz skillfully saved the ball. If Jorge Bertol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, Maximiliano Donostia 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. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Paolo Valente took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Florencio Haritz to make any attempt to save it. If Maximiliano Donostia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Orense AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.