League Play-Off

El Aserradero
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. Laureano Esiquio started the match with the kick off. Gabriel Ishmael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Cosme Lazcano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ubaldo Maura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosme Lazcano having to interfere. When Fulgencio Hondo fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malvinas's protests and gave Fulgencio Hondo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Fulgencio Hondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosme Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Maura, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Ciriaco Oidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ezequiel Hartz hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Pata De Palo Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Maura came free, but Cosme Lazcano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciriaco Oidor struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Cosme Lazcano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malvinas. In the 29th minute, Ubaldo Maura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Malvinas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Laureano Esiquio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pata De Palo Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Laureano Esiquio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jaime Rafel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Malvinas were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ubaldo Maura was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciriaco Oidor got free with Cosme Lazcano in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pata De Palo Fc's Cosme Lazcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Maura in the 56th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Ubaldo Maura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malvinas's supporters rose to their feet, but Ubaldo Maura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cosme Lazcano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cosme Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubaldo Maura in the 62nd minute of the match. When Laureano Esiquio fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pata De Palo Fc's protests and gave Laureano Esiquio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, Pata De Palo Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Esiquio to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Cosme Lazcano managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Malvinas's Ciriaco Oidor fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Fulgencio Hondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malvinas's supporters rose to their feet, but Fulgencio Hondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cosme Lazcano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Guido Benet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th match minute, Pata De Palo Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Esiquio to maneuver through the defense. Rogelio Mikeldi, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ezequiel Hartz charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ezequiel Hartz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pata De Palo Fc's Ezequiel Hartz got a free kick in the 87th minute. Malvinas's Rogelio Mikeldi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 88th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pata De Palo Fc. Laureano Esiquio took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jaime Rafel. Jaime Rafel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The Pata De Palo Fc supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Malvinas's performance. The match ended with a win for Malvinas.