League Play-Off

Estadio Piñalitos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Omar Elija took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eustacio Canor during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Piñalitos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Canor to maneuver through the defense. Cactaca's attack was well implemented in the 12th minute, but when Omar Elija was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. After a defensive mix-up in Piñalitos's zone, Omar Elija stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermegildo Maties came out of the goal and Omar Elija tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Piñalitos's goalkeeper Ermegildo Maties, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, Piñalitos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Canor to maneuver through the defense. Piñalitos's Simon Maurino got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ermegildo Maties didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Bartoli went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Donato Bartoli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ermegildo Maties tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Simon Maurino made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Piñalitos's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Elija came free, but Ermegildo Maties reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Piñalitos's Ermegildo Maties got control of the ball when Donato Bartoli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Donato Bartoli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ermegildo Maties read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Piñalitos's goalkeeper Ermegildo Maties, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th match minute, Piñalitos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Canor to maneuver through the defense. Ermegildo Maties took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Elija, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simon Unai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albano Mederi's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. If Omar Elija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Elija in the 65th minute of play forced Piñalitos's goalkeeper Ermegildo Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Albano Mederi 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 referee gave Piñalitos a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ruperto Lucila, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cactaca's Simon Unai. 1-2. Simon Maurino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Unai having to interfere. Cactaca's Simon Unai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Maurino in the 81st minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Albano Mederi notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Cactaca's Simon Unai. Simon Unai was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Omar Elija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermegildo Maties having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omar Elija in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ermegildo Maties prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Albano Mederi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.