League Play-Off

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Burutzagi Virto made the kick off and thus started the match. Napoleon FC's Burutzagi Virto got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fermin Arnalt during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Simplement Futbol! Burutzagi Virto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Isidro Haimar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Simplement Futbol's zone, Ismael Navarro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Haimar came out of the goal and Ismael Navarro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the game, Burutzagi Virto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Isidro Haimar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 17 minutes, Virgilio Ihintza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simplement Futbol and the Napoleon FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isidro Haimar made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Burutzagi Virto sent off a good shot on target. Burutzagi Virto in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Isidro Haimar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Urbano Toro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Isidro Haimar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Burutzagi Virto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isidro Haimar came out and tried to block the shot, but Burutzagi Virto slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 26th minute. Burutzagi Virto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Isidro Haimar made a huge save. If Burutzagi Virto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Toro in the 36th minute of play forced Simplement Futbol's goalkeeper Isidro Haimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Burutzagi Virto in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Isidro Haimar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 39 minutes, Burutzagi Virto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Napoleon FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Burutzagi Virto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Napoleon FC's Burutzagi Virto in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Simplement Futbol's goalie prevented a goal. Virgilio Ihintza kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. If Tiago Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Burutzagi Virto in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isidro Haimar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 46 minutes into the match, Ismael Navarro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Isidro Haimar, 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pastor Ascencio to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Osmundo got free with Enzo Mouricio in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 55 played minutes Simplement Futbol got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio Ihintza. Isidro Haimar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burutzagi Virto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Simplement Futbol's zone, Ismael Navarro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Haimar came out of the goal and Ismael Navarro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Burutzagi Virto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidro Haimar was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Isidro Haimar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Toro in the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Burutzagi Virto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isidro Haimar was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. If Burutzagi Virto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidro Haimar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Burutzagi Virto's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. If Tiago Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urbano Toro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidro Haimar having to interfere. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Burutzagi Virto sped through Simplement Futbol's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Isidro Haimar. In the 87th minute, Raimundo Ostadar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Javier Gaitan's late challenge caught a Napoleon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Javier Gaitan helped the player get up and apologised. Burutzagi Virto might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidro Haimar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Burutzagi Virto ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Burutzagi Virto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Napoleon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Burutzagi Virto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidro Haimar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ismael Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Napoleon FC 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 Ismael Navarro couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute, Ismael Navarro 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. There was no doubt that Napoleon FC were the better team. Napoleon FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.