League Play-Off

Chira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Carrisalito's Arnulfo Eztebe 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. Gilberto Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Emiliano Menendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Ermengol hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Emiliano Menendo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Vidal's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. If Gilberto Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnulfo Eztebe's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Menendo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Carrisalito's Anselmo Feo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emiliano Menendo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gilberto Vidal took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emiliano Menendo. Emiliano Menendo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Carrisalito's Octavio Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Ortzi in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Salvino in the 21st minute of play forced Carrisalito's goalkeeper Octavio Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carrisalito's Gilberto Vidal in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chira's goalie prevented a goal. Emiliano Menendo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Eztebe in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Angel Ortzi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Octavio Santana. Angel Ortzi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Emiliano Menendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Eztebe in the 38th minute of the match. Gilberto Vidal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Menendo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Urre in the 44th minute of play forced Carrisalito's goalkeeper Octavio Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Igor Urre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when Angel Ortzi made the kick off in the second half. Octavio Santana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Ermengol went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. After 56 minutes of play, Carrisalito's Arnulfo Eztebe made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Menendo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gilberto Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emiliano Menendo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnulfo Eztebe went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute, Arnulfo Eztebe made a precise shot to the right of Emiliano Menendo. Chira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. In the 80th minute, Gilberto Vidal 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. After a rather tough play, Chira's Danilo Kelemen got a free kick in the 80th minute. Emiliano Menendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Vidal in the 81st minute of the match. Igor Urre kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Carrisalito's Octavio Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Urre in the 86th minute of play. With his leg Emiliano Menendo managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Carrisalito's Arnulfo Eztebe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Carrisalito walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.