League Play-Off

Estadio Maggolo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Modesto Bixintxo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Blas Natal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Bixintxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Ortzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Blas Natal. Maggolo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Ortzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Maggolo AFC's Abelardo Dominix got a free kick in the 13th minute. The throw-in from Esteve Totakoxe in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Maggolo AFC's Jacobo Carlomagno. After 25 played minutes Maggolo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Aznaro. 26 minutes into the match, Modesto Bixintxo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Blas Natal. Maggolo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Modesto Bixintxo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 30th minute Modesto Bixintxo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Natal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blas Natal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Gonsalve, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to Maggolo AFC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ivan Aznaro hit a great ball. With a little luck, Antofalla's Clemente Lain got control of the ball when Aaron Lore tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clemente Lain made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Aaron Lore sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aaron Lore to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ivan Aznaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Lain was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Maggolo AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eriberto Cebo in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Gartzen in the 56th minute of play forced Maggolo AFC's goalkeeper Blas Natal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th match minute, Maggolo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godofredo Mendez to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Modesto Bixintxo in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blas Natal saved Maggolo AFC from getting behind. Maggolo AFC's Blas Natal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Maggolo AFC from getting a goal against them. 68 minutes into the match, Antofalla's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Lore came free, but Clemente Lain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blas Natal was a little too slow when Damaso Gartzen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-4. Clemente Lain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Lore in the 73rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Maggolo AFC's Blas Natal got control of the ball when Arnaldo Ortzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Ortzi got free with Blas Natal in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clemente Lain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Lore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blas Natal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Gartzen in the 79th minute of play. Blas Natal made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Carolo Gonsalve sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Maggolo AFC's Blas Natal got control of the ball when Carolo Gonsalve tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivan Aznaro struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Clemente Lain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maggolo AFC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacobo Carlomagno during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blas Natal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Gartzen in the 92nd minute of play. Blas Natal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carolo Gonsalve in the 93rd minute. Eriberto Cebo, 96 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Antofalla played a much better game than Maggolo AFC and deserved their victory. The Maggolo AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.