League Play-Off

Estadio Escobar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Escobar AFC's Godfredo Umea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ladislao Abadia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Hernan Ferran when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Amado Etxahun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Ladislao Abadia could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Hernan Ferran however easily saved by the left post. Apolo Lando succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After 25 minutes, Herminio Handi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Escobar AFC and the Tiburones players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Escobar AFC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Herminio Handi hit a great ball. Remigio Godoy charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remigio Godoy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tiburones getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Remigio Godoy hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match Eulalio Cheche sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hernan Ferran skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Tiburones getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Alphonse Tchami hit a great ball. Godfredo Umea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute of the match Remigio Godoy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saverio Argider showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute, Ladislao Abadia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Escobar AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Saverio Argider made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Isaac Dalmau sent off a good shot on target. After 55 minutes of play, Escobar AFC's Amado Etxahun made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hernan Ferran was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Abadia in the 58th minute of play forced Tiburones's goalkeeper Hernan Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hernan Ferran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Abadia in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Herminio Handi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Ferran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Tiburones booed when Escobar AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amado Etxahun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiburones's Remigio Godoy shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Saverio Argider but with some difficulty. 75 minutes into the match, Escobar AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Lando came free, but Saverio Argider reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Isaac Dalmau could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Saverio Argider however easily saved by the left post. In the 80th minute, Amado Etxahun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Apolo Lando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saverio Argider was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th match minute, Escobar AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Umea to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute of the match, Isaac Dalmau got a very nice opportunity to score, but Saverio Argider was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Hernan Ferran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Abadia in the 91st minute of play. Saverio Argider was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Isaac Dalmau capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isaac Dalmau really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. The long shot by Remigio Godoy in the 98th minute really tested Saverio Argider's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The Tiburones players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.