League Play-Off

Covunco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Freddy Ortle got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Aritza during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Covunco getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jaime Aritza hit a great ball. Jeronimo Joanes made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Covunco's Eriberto Matteo. Covunco's Victor Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Gurutz in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Covunco's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Ortle came free, but Victor Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Roman Ilixo 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. Tipas AFC's Nicolas Roderigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Txerran in the 16th minute of play. Roman Ilixo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Nicolas Roderigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Prudencio Txerran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Ilixo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Roderigo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Nicolas Roderigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Ilixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Ilixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Roderigo having to interfere. Prudencio Txerran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Roman Ilixo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Roderigo was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. 48 minutes into the match, Covunco's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Ortle came free, but Victor Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Roman Ilixo made the kick off in the second half. Covunco's Sebastian Gaizko managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jeronimo Joanes in the 52 minute of the game. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tipas AFC's goalkeeper Nicolas Roderigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Tipas AFC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Omar Montez hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Ilixo in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Roderigo saved Tipas AFC from getting behind. In the 58th minute Prudencio Txerran suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Atilano Jerardo fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tipas AFC's protests and gave Atilano Jerardo a yellow card for diving instead. Atilano Jerardo kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Roman Ilixo took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Roderigo. Nicolas Roderigo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 66th minute Roman Ilixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Roderigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 minutes of play, Covunco's Sebastian Gaizko made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolas Roderigo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roman Ilixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Roman Ilixo came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Covunco 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 Roman Ilixo couldn't finish the play. Donato Gurutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Ortle, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tipas AFC's goalkeeper Nicolas Roderigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.