League Play-Off

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lorenzo Gergori got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Nottingham Miedo's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Erlantz came free, but German Haritzeder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. German Haritzeder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Gergori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes of play, Ezeiza's Godfredo Iratxo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. German Haritzeder was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute, Augusto Erlantz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ezeiza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Lorenzo Gergori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Epifanio Eneto fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nottingham Miedo's protests and gave Epifanio Eneto a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Nottingham Miedo getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Epifanio Eneto hit a great ball. In the 28th minute of the match Camilo Ruisko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but German Haritzeder showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lorenzo Gergori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Haritzeder having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Nottingham Miedo got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Egun. A collision led to Nottingham Miedo getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Faustino Egun hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Leonel Txerran got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. German Haritzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Gergori in the 39th minute of the match. When Leonel Txerran came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Nottingham Miedo 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 Leonel Txerran couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Nottingham Miedo's Faustino Egun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Paulin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Feliciano Iratze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

After a rather tough play, Ezeiza's Godfredo Iratxo got a free kick in the 62nd minute. German Haritzeder acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Camilo Ruisko. German Haritzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Gergori in the 67th minute of the match. Nottingham Miedo's German Haritzeder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godfredo Iratxo in the 68th minute of play. Nottingham Miedo's German Haritzeder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Gergori in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Nottingham Miedo's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Gergori came free, but German Haritzeder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. German Haritzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godfredo Iratxo in the 72nd minute of the match. Feliciano Iratze charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feliciano Iratze the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th minute, Nottingham Miedo's Feliciano Iratze seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Feliciano Iratze the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Nottingham Miedo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Feliciano Iratze had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Ezeiza booed when Nottingham Miedo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Iratze didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes, Anibal Salvidor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ezeiza and the Nottingham Miedo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ezeiza's Anibal Salvidor got a free kick in the 85th minute. Leonel Txerran hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. If Augusto Erlantz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the game, Lorenzo Gergori recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of German Haritzeder. Lorenzo Gergori showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. The Ezeiza players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.