League Play-Off

Guglielmo Lucidi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Javier Florin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Distiratsu Banzola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casimiro Furman hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Cristobal Cordarrol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Ostargi in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Lanusitas F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Baltasar Ostargi came free, but Cristobal Cordarrol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristobal Cordarrol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Padro, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th match minute, Pichanas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Ostargi to maneuver through the defense. Distiratsu Banzola was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Armando Alvarez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Armando Alvarez really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Francho during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Pichanas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Francho to maneuver through the defense. Gualterio Astigar kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Aurelio Rivero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristobal Cordarrol. Lanusitas F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltasar Ostargi to make the kick off. Cristobal Cordarrol came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pichanas's Nemesio Padro. But to his dismay, Nemesio Padro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After 57 minutes, Baltasar Ostargi made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Lanusitas F.C's Cristobal Cordarrol tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gualterio Astigar kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Pichanas's Aurelio Rivero shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Cristobal Cordarrol but with some difficulty. 64 minutes into the game, Lanusitas F.C's Armando Alvarez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Distiratsu Banzola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. When Armando Alvarez fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lanusitas F.C's protests and gave Armando Alvarez a yellow card for diving instead. Cristobal Cordarrol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Ostargi in the 68th minute of the match. If Octavio Nabar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lanusitas F.C's Armando Alvarez got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Cristian Francho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the game, Armando Alvarez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Distiratsu Banzola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Lanusitas F.C booed when Pichanas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Lizer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pichanas's Distiratsu Banzola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Nabar in the 82nd minute of play. If Armando Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ovidio Marko hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Pichanas's Cristobal Cordarrol threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Baltasar Ostargi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Lanusitas F.C fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Lanusitas F.C's Armando Alvarez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 94 minutes into the match, Baltasar Ostargi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cristobal Cordarrol, 5-4. Lanusitas F.C walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.