League Play-Off

Dantón Seppaquercia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nogalito AFC's Marco Salomone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosme Sidro in the 6th minute of play. Benjamin Lluis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Salomone firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 9 minutes, Silverio Socorro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nogalito AFC and the Sportivo ACIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silverio Socorro kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. With his leg Marco Salomone managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Sportivo ACIA's Benjamin Lluis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 14th minute, Nogalito AFC's Camilo Foro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Camilo Foro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Nogalito AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Camilo Foro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When the match had been going on for 16 minutes, Sportivo ACIA's Marcelino Garcia got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Marco Salomone. Marco Salomone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Lluis in the 20th minute. Lorenzo Resto struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Zbigniew Pilipiec didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nogalito AFC. 25 minutes into the match, Nogalito AFC's goalkeeper Marco Salomone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amancio Arias. Benjamin Lluis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Marco Salomone skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Natalio Lia kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After 33 played minutes Nogalito AFC got a freekick which was hit by Atilano Martxelin. Zbigniew Pilipiec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Refugio, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Lorenzo Resto made the kick off in the second half. Higinio Refugio kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Lorenzo Resto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nogalito AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lorenzo Resto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zbigniew Pilipiec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the game, Nogalito AFC's Joaquin Montel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zbigniew Pilipiec made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 73rd minute Amancio Arias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Salomone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cosme Sidro took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Salomone. Marco Salomone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Lorenzo Resto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Zbigniew Pilipiec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nogalito AFC's Lorenzo Resto got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Higinio Refugio during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Benjamin Lluis sped through Nogalito AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Salomone. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Clemente Romelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nogalito AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Clemente Romelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zbigniew Pilipiec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lorenzo Resto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zbigniew Pilipiec having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Zeledon Corderun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo ACIA's goalkeeper Zbigniew Pilipiec, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Sportivo ACIA players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.