League Play-Off

Charadai
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carolo Bernat got the match started through his kick off. Javier Lia was a little too slow when Carolo Bernat got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. Charadai's Carmelo Palos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilano Isauro in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of LAGARTO booed when Charadai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Feo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Charadai's Constantino Artaldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Javier Lia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Carmelo Palos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Blas Veto went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 27 minutes into the match, LAGARTO's goalkeeper Javier Lia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantino Artaldo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guido Feo during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of LAGARTO booed when Charadai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Feo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Guido Feo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute, Atilano Isauro made a precise shot to the right of Carmelo Palos. Charadai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After the first half LAGARTO were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mario Beti made a kick off. If Constantino Artaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Charadai's Carmelo Palos got control of the ball when Atilano Isauro tried to sneak it across the goal line. LAGARTO's Javier Lia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Artaldo in the 64th minute of play. Constantino Artaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Javier Lia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 played minutes, LAGARTO's Leopoldo Rayman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carmelo Palos 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 LAGARTO reached it. If Mario Beti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Atilano Isauro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Charadai's goalkeeper Carmelo Palos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Constantino Artaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charadai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Constantino Artaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 98th minute, Mario Beti 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. Constantino Artaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Lia having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LAGARTO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.