League Play-Off

Estadio Pilcaniyeu
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. Carolo Isusko started the match with the kick off. Marcos Pierres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Tibalt in the 3rd minute of the match. If Romeo Goiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Silvio Lertxun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Maureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvio Lertxun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Maureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fulgencio Tibalt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Clemente Maureo 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. Romeo Goiz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 13th playminute. Silvio Lertxun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Maureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Clemente Maureo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Romeo Goiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Pierres didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fulgencio Tibalt went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Carolo Isusko spun around in front of the goal 29 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Pilcaniyeu's goal. If Fulgencio Tibalt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Pierres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Tibalt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Goiz got free with Silvio Lertxun in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Clemente Maureo to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Maureo in the 62nd minute of play forced La Cotorra Tricolor's goalkeeper Silvio Lertxun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, La Cotorra Tricolor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Rivas to maneuver through the defense. If Romeo Goiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 73 minutes, Romeo Goiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pilcaniyeu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Goiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Clemente Maureo came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Pilcaniyeu 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 Clemente Maureo couldn't finish the play. Silvio Lertxun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Goiz in the 76th minute of the match. Felix Ponce kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Romeo Goiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvio Lertxun. La Cotorra Tricolor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeo Goiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Pilcaniyeu's Marcos Pierres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Isusko in the 85th minute of play. Fulgencio Tibalt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Marcos Pierres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Amadeo Tab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Goiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pilcaniyeu had won after a very even match.