League Play-Off

Collagasta
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. Jeremias Lleir started the match with the kick off. When Damaso Sandaili came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Central 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 Damaso Sandaili couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Collagasta getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Arnaldo Caradaro hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the game, Amador Donzel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ignacio Brais was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Damaso Sandaili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 played minutes Collagasta got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Ekaitz. Ignacio Brais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador Donzel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustaquio Cordaryal got free with Mario Francho in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Central's Mario Francho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Central from getting a goal against them. After having played for 42 minutes, Jeremias Lleir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Collagasta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias Lleir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Constantino Cordairo came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Central 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 Constantino Cordairo couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damaso Sandaili was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Cleto Lehior 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. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Lleir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Francho was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Jeremias Lleir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Francho having to interfere. In the 60th match minute, Central was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Urtzi to maneuver through the defense. Ignacio Brais stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damaso Sandaili's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Central's Mario Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Cordaryal in the 74th minute of play. Mario Francho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Cordaryal in the 75th minute of play. When Ivan Urtzi fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Central's protests and gave Ivan Urtzi a yellow card for diving instead. Ivan Urtzi kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Central's zone, Jeremias Lleir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mario Francho came out of the goal and Jeremias Lleir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Urtzi kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Jeremias Lleir ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mario Francho was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 84 played minutes Collagasta got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Ekaitz. Ignacio Brais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Sandaili, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After having played for 96 minutes, Damaso Sandaili managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Central's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Sandaili was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Caradaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Collagasta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Central the free kick. Jeremias Lleir charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremias Lleir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 98th minute, Jeremias Lleir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Collagasta supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Central's performance. The match ended with a win for Central.