League Play-Off

Retamal
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. Basilio Etxekopar started the match with the kick off. Cochrane AFC were furious when Constantino Jacindo was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 8 minutes into the game, one of Cochrane AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Pascual Rodas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Adriana Gartzea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciriaco Garin was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pascual Eleazar during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Florentino Gomez struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Ciriaco Garin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Retamal. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Adriana Gartzea sped through Cochrane AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ciriaco Garin. In the 46th minute, Florentino Gomez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Retamal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adriana Gartzea to strike the kick off in the second half. Cochrane AFC's Ciriaco Garin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Gomez in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Cochrane AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Adriana Gartzea came free, but Ciriaco Garin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Retamal's goalkeeper Rafael Niva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pascual Rodas. Ciriaco Garin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriana Gartzea in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Florentino Gomez 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. Pascual Rodas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Rafael Niva made a huge save. Ciriaco Garin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriana Gartzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Florentino Gomez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Retamal's supporters rose to their feet, but Florentino Gomez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciriaco Garin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciriaco Garin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriana Gartzea in the 82nd minute of the match. Pascual Rodas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Rafael Niva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Retamal's Adriana Gartzea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciriaco Garin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Retamal's Florentino Gomez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciriaco Garin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cochrane AFC's Ciriaco Garin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriana Gartzea in the 95th minute of play. 98 minutes into the match, Emiliano Belo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciriaco Garin. Cochrane AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emiliano Belo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Cochrane AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.