League Play-Off

Estadio C.A.SIDEM
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nunez Franco kicked off to start the match. Fausto Lertxun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Augusto Sandalio having to make a save. When Fausto Lertxun came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Mark V 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 Fausto Lertxun couldn't finish the play. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mark V's goalkeeper Guaberto Menendo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Enrique Senen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nunez Franco in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Sandalio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Mark V's Nunez Franco got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute, Enrique Senen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guaberto Menendo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After some careless play in the Mark V defense, Enrique Senen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guaberto Menendo. The Mark V fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guaberto Menendo should have stopped the shot. Enrique Senen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Guaberto Menendo firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Mark V's Guaberto Menendo got control of the ball when Enrique Senen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute Enrique Senen suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 43 minutes, Albino Meder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mark V and the C.A. Sidem players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, one of Mark V:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mark V. Marcos Abarca placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sixto Sagrario made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Sixto Sagrario managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A. Sidem's supporters rose to their feet, but Sixto Sagrario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guaberto Menendo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 56 played minutes C.A. Sidem got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Beltran. Nunez Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Augusto Sandalio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Fausto Lertxun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Sandalio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Nunez Franco's late challenge caught a C.A. Sidem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nunez Franco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, Mark V was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Franco to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Mark V booed when C.A. Sidem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Abarca didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.A. Sidem's Augusto Sandalio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save C.A. Sidem from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Franco in the 80th minute of play forced C.A. Sidem's goalkeeper Augusto Sandalio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Sandalio was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Nunez Franco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nunez Franco really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Sixto Sagrario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guaberto Menendo having to interfere. Flavio Gartzen's late challenge caught a C.A. Sidem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavio Gartzen helped the player get up and apologised. C.A. Sidem were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after Mark V's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcos Abarca took the corner.