League Play-Off

El Cilindro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joker F.C's Eleuterio Orlo 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. 14 minutes into the match, Malagueño AFC's Mateo Burutzagi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salvador Bikendi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Joker F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Burutzagi came free, but Salvador Bikendi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eleuterio Orlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jonatan Deunoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eleuterio Orlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonatan Deunoro was a little too slow when Eleuterio Orlo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-0. If Jacinto Herena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Malagueño AFC's goalkeeper Jonatan Deunoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Salvador Bikendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Herena, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mateo Burutzagi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Humberto Txema hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Jacinto Herena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salvador Bikendi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Burutzagi in the 60th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Jacinto Herena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Malagueño AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 71 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Herrera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joker F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malagueño AFC the free kick. After 72 played minutes Joker F.C got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Herrera. Eleuterio Orlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jonatan Deunoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salvador Bikendi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jacinto Herena's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. After 79 minutes, Oscar Mosen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joker F.C and the Malagueño AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Joker F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! During the 84th minute of the match Eustaquio Herrera completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eustaquio Herrera a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 85th minute, Eustaquio Herrera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 88 minutes, Jacinto Herena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Malagueño AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Herena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Hilario Romildo came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Joker F.C 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 Hilario Romildo couldn't finish the play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.