League Play-Off

Esquina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Marcelino Amor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Lartaun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualterio Quin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Abelardo Galoer 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. Abelardo Galoer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mario Lartaun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Marcelino Amor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Calciatore FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Lartaun came free, but Marcelino Amor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mario Lartaun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mario Lartaun came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Esperanza 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 Mario Lartaun couldn't finish the play. After the first half Esperanza were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tiburcio Cesario was the one to do the kick off. Calciatore FC's Marcelino Amor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Calciatore FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Esperanza booed when Calciatore FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Quin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esperanza's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Isaac Dunixi in the 68th minute. Esperanza's Isaac Dunixi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcelino Amor in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 70th minute, Tiburcio Cesario made a precise shot to the right of Anacleto Lizbeth. Esperanza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 73 minutes into the match, Calciatore FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Lartaun came free, but Marcelino Amor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Calciatore FC defense, Mario Lartaun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelino Amor. The Calciatore FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelino Amor should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Calciatore FC's zone, Abelardo Galoer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelino Amor came out of the goal and Abelardo Galoer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mauricio Eron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esperanza's Anacleto Lizbeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Bernat in the 92nd minute of play. Anacleto Lizbeth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tiburcio Cesario went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.