League Play-Off

Rio IV Arena
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. Rafael Castel started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Real Moretti FC got a freekick which was hit by Roman Shantala. After having played for 9 minutes, Herminio Bastia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Moretti FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Bastia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafael Castel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Anselmo Txaran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herminio Bastia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Ondino having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Real Moretti FC's Herminio Bastia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernando Ondino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anselmo Txaran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Castel in the 17th minute of the match. Roberto Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victoriano Bazkoare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Fernando Ondino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Bazkoare in the 25th minute of play forced NoKiA 1100's goalkeeper Fernando Ondino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Bazkoare in the 27th minute of play forced NoKiA 1100's goalkeeper Fernando Ondino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Castel took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anselmo Txaran. Anselmo Txaran dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Anselmo Txaran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 40th match minute, Real Moretti FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Chano to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Roman Shantala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Ondino. NoKiA 1100's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roman Shantala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Victoriano Bazkoare was the one to do the kick off. Fernando Ondino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Bastia, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. NoKiA 1100's Roberto Torres got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 67 played minutes NoKiA 1100 got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Matteo. Anselmo Txaran made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Roberto Torres sent off a good shot on target. Anselmo Txaran was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Castel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 74 minute of play. Herminio Bastia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Victoriano Bazkoare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 played minutes NoKiA 1100 got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Innocenzio. After having played for 87 minutes, Rafael Castel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NoKiA 1100's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Castel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roberto Torres scored 1-4 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anselmo Txaran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Castel in the 92nd minute of play forced Real Moretti FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Txaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Rafael Castel managed to get in a good position for a shot. NoKiA 1100's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Castel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anselmo Txaran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched NoKiA 1100 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.