League Play-Off

Estadio Asthenia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Asthenia's Isidro Gelmiro 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. Simon Confesor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ismael Euloxu made a huge save. If Isidro Gelmiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidro Gelmiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Euloxu having to interfere. Isidro Gelmiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Confesor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ismael Euloxu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Simon Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Asthenia's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Confesor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Euloxu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Isidro Gelmiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Euloxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Isidro Gelmiro 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. Simon Confesor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ismael Euloxu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 minutes of play, Asthenia's Isidro Gelmiro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismael Euloxu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simon Confesor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Euloxu having to interfere. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sanagasta's goalkeeper Ismael Euloxu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Domingo Muno to strike the kick off in the second half. Ismael Euloxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidro Gelmiro in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Julio Gaskon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sanagasta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Asthenia the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Sanagasta:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Asthenia:s goal. In the 56th minute there was a penalty for Asthenia. Bartolo Jerold stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ismael Euloxu. 3-0. When Alfredo Haitz fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sanagasta's protests and gave Alfredo Haitz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sanagasta getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alfredo Haitz hit a great ball. After 66 minutes of play, Asthenia's Isidro Gelmiro made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismael Euloxu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simon Confesor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Euloxu having to interfere. If Isidro Gelmiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Isidro Gelmiro came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Asthenia 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 Isidro Gelmiro couldn't finish the play. Ismael Euloxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidro Gelmiro in the 81st minute of play. Asthenia's Isidro Gelmiro got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute of the game, Silvestre Breogan landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Domingo Muno charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingo Muno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Asthenia booed when Sanagasta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Muno didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Confesor in the 98th minute of play forced Sanagasta's goalkeeper Ismael Euloxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Asthenia had played much better football throughout.