League Play-Off

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Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bernardo Rios started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Venancio Ramond scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lino Gutxi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hermengildo Fagondo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lino Gutxi. System of a Down's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Israel Tono came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Dorila 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 Israel Tono couldn't finish the play. Lino Gutxi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Venancio Ramond, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dorila's zone, Santiago Abastas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elpidio Gaxan came out of the goal and Santiago Abastas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benjamin Nataniel kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bernardo Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elpidio Gaxan was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horacio Urre during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Dorila booed when System of a Down was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Urre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernardo Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elpidio Gaxan having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, System of a Down's Bernardo Rios ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Elpidio Gaxan. Elpidio Gaxan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After 37 played minutes, Dorila's Armando Arias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lino Gutxi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dorila reached it. Santiago Abastas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elpidio Gaxan having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Santiago Abastas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eugenio Joey's late challenge caught a System of a Down's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eugenio Joey helped the player get up and apologised. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Israel Tono stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, System of a Down's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Tono came free, but Lino Gutxi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Tono in the 58th minute of play forced System of a Down's goalkeeper Lino Gutxi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Gutxi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Venancio Ramond in the 61st minute. Santiago Abastas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Elpidio Gaxan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Dorila's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Rios came free, but Elpidio Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Nataniel's late challenge caught a System of a Down's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Nataniel helped the player get up and apologised. Elpidio Gaxan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Abastas in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Teofilo Guerau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 minutes, Bernardo Rios made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Dorila's Elpidio Gaxan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute Santiago Abastas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Gaxan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. System of a Down's Bernardo Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Horacio Urre struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Elpidio Gaxan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for System of a Down. Dorila's Elpidio Gaxan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Rios in the 89th minute of play. System of a Down's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.