League Play-Off

Docta Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gavino Jaen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Claris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Claris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Jaen having to interfere. Zanjitas AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Dalmacio Sanson scored to the left of an out of position Isidoro Xabier, making the score, 1-0. In the 19th minute, Angelo Iratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Lisandro Orkatz from long distance, 19 minutes into the match, got Isidoro Xabier's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience was convinced that Dalmacio Sanson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidoro Xabier was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. A collision led to Qc Qliau getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Julian Pelayo hit a great ball. When Pablo Claris came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Zanjitas AFC 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 Pablo Claris couldn't finish the play. Moises Handi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Pablo Claris came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Zanjitas AFC 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 Pablo Claris couldn't finish the play. In the 36th match minute, Qc Qliau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Mancio to maneuver through the defense. Ermegildo Dalmai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Jaen having to interfere. Isidoro Xabier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmacio Sanson, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dalmacio Sanson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pablo Claris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Qc Qliau's zone, Pablo Claris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gavino Jaen came out of the goal and Pablo Claris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ermegildo Dalmai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Gavino Jaen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gavino Jaen made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Pablo Claris sent off a good shot on target. After 65 minutes, Elias Celio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zanjitas AFC and the Qc Qliau players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Zanjitas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Celio to maneuver through the defense. Dalmacio Sanson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Xabier having to interfere. After 68 played minutes Zanjitas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Christian Vela. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Dalmai in the 84th minute of play forced Qc Qliau's goalkeeper Gavino Jaen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dalmacio Sanson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 91 minutes, Dalmacio Sanson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Qc Qliau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dalmacio Sanson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Qc Qliau's Moises Handi got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Qc Qliau had won after a very even match.