League Play-Off

El Olimpo Divino
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. Cosme Otsoko started the match with the kick off. Fulton's Tomas Senio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Beltxe in the 7th minute of play. Tomas Senio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Bonifaco in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Angelo Frances hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mario Maureo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gonzalo Magdaleno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Otsoko in the 30th minute of play. Niceto Cordarin charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niceto Cordarin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, BLU FLAME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niceto Cordarin to maneuver through the defense. Gonzalo Magdaleno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Otsoko in the 38th minute of the match. Serafin Guipuzkoa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gonzalo Magdaleno having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Guipuzkoa in the 39th minute of play forced BLU FLAME FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Magdaleno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind BLU FLAME FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Magdaleno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gonzalo Magdaleno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosme Otsoko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind BLU FLAME FC's goalkeeper Gonzalo Magdaleno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Cosme Otsoko struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Gonzalo Magdaleno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fulton. In the 61st minute Cosme Otsoko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Magdaleno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, Fulton's Cosme Otsoko made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonzalo Magdaleno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serafin Guipuzkoa struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Gonzalo Magdaleno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fulton. If Serafin Guipuzkoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, BLU FLAME FC's Niceto Cordarin got a free kick in the 70th minute. When Serafin Guipuzkoa fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fulton's protests and gave Serafin Guipuzkoa a yellow card for diving instead. After 80 played minutes Fulton got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Guipuzkoa. 83 minutes into the game, BLU FLAME FC's Paulo Bonifaco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomas Senio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Paulo Bonifaco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Beltxe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tomas Senio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.